Dry landslide obstructs Siddhicharan Highway at Katari-Ghurmi section

KATARI: A dry landslide occurred this morning at Bhaluwapani of Katari Municipality-14 has blocked the Katari-Ghurmi section of the Siddhicharan Highway.

According to Area Police Office Katari’s Chief and Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kamal Bajgain, the landslide that occurred in the wee hours (around 2:00 am) today has completely disrupted the Highway.

The landslide is substantial and the Road Division Office at Harkapur in Okhaldhunga has been requested to assist in clearing the landslide debris.

Ward chair Ambar Bahadur Magar said the landslide has buried around 150 meters of the Highway.

A bus and a Tata sumo are stranded at the site while vehicles expecting to pass through the Highway have stopped at the Katari Bazaar.

The disruption is to cause significant inconvenience to passengers heading to the hilly districts in Koshi Province: Khotang, Okhaldhunga and Solukhumbu via this route to vice-versa.

The Highway serves as the shortest route connecting the Terai to hilly districts in eastern Nepal.