OKHALDHUNGA, Aug 25: The Siddhicharan Highway has been blocked by a landslide since this morning.
The landslide triggered by incessant rains since Thursday obstructed the highway in the Bhusune jungle area. District Police Office Okhaldhunga's Information Officer and Police Inspector Balistar Singh confirmed the occurrence of the landslide at Bhusune, leaving the highway impassable for vehicles.
Landslide blocks Siddhicharan highway
A team from the temporary police post-Ketuke has been deputed to clear the landslide debris. Following the highway disruption, vehicles en route to Kathmandu and eastern Terai districts from Okhaldhunga and neighboring Solukhumbu have been left stranded at Milanchowk, Ramailodanda, of Okhaldhunga.
The incessant rains have caused increasing risk for movement on rural roads in the district. Most of the rural roadways in the district have currently remained inoperative owing to monsoon impacts.
