The country's five major transport routes have been completely disrupted by monsoon-triggered disasters including floods and landslides.

According to Department of Roads Spokesperson Shubharaj Neupane, Kanti Highway at Pangdur, Bagmati Bagmati Rural Municipality-3, Lalitpur; Sitapaila-Dharke road section in Thulo Khola, Nagarjun Municipality-8, Kathmandu; the Mid-Hill Highway in Bokhim, Bhojpur Municipality-5 in Koshi Province, and the Mechi Highway in Rajduwali, Ilam Municipality-9 have been closed due to rain.

The Department has intensified restoration efforts, deploying dozers and excavators. 

The public has been urged to use alternative routes until the suspended routes are restored. 

Similarly, the Khurkot-Nepalthok-Katunjebensi section of the BP Highway is to remain open only from 4 am to 6 pm.

The Hetauda-Bhimphedi-Bagmati-Lalitpur road section of the Kanti Highway is to be closed during the night.

Similarly, the Araniko Highway has been blocked following landslides at Charkilo (on the road to Tatopani) and Kodari in Bhotekoshi Rural Municipality-4 of Sindhupalchowk district, according to the police.

The police have urged everyone to check the latest road conditions with the relevant authorities before setting out during the monsoon season and to exercise extra caution while travelling through landslide-prone and other high-risk areas.