Landslips obstruct Beni-Jomsom road

The Beni-Jomsom road linking the northern area of Myagdi with the national highway has been obstructed by landslides. As a result, the supply of daily essentials has been disrupted while mobility of tourists, local people and pilgrims affected.

The 76-kilometer road has been disrupted following landslides at various places including Guithe, Jalthale, Titar, Dana and Rupse in Annapurna Rural Municipality-3 in Myagdi, said Indra Singh Sherchan, supervisor for the Beni-Jomsom-Korala road project.

Repair on the road with the mobilisation of the project workers is underway, he said. Meanwhile, a local school (Gyan Prakash Secondary School) at Dana has been rain flooded, said the school head teacher Shanta Bahadur Nepali. A heavy rain took place at Dana and surrounding areas on Saturday and Sunday taking its toll, he said. 

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