Traffic along BP Highway resumes after three days

Vehicular movement along the BP Highway that had come to a standstill for the past three days due to landslides and floods has resumed from this morning.

The highway was blocked due to landslides  at different places on the Chaukidanda-Nepalthok section towards Kavrepalanchowk.. 

The traffic along the road section has come into operation after removing landslide debris as well as constructing a road diversion, said Senior Divisional Engineer at the Division Road Office, Bhaktapur,  Suman Yogesh. 

A 50-meter diversion was constructed at Roshi Rural Municipality-8 in Kavre to bring the vehicular movement into operation. 

Problems had surfaced to construct diversion and remove landslide debris due to dry landslide, he added. 

The landslides occurred at different places along BP highway following incessant rainfall from October 30 had completely obstructed Chaukidanda-Nepalthok section.