DHANGADHI, JUNE 15

The landslide caused by incessant rainfall since Monday morning at Jorayal Rural Municipality-1 of Doti district has obstructed Bhimdutta Highway, affecting transportation in seven hilly districts of Sudurpaschim province, on Tuesday.

Traffic movement has halted after the landslide at Gaira, informed Superintendent of Police (SP) Dan Bahadur Malla, Chief of District Police Office, Doti. "The road is being cleared using a dozer," SP Malla added.

With the obstacle, dozens of vehicles transporting essential goods to the hilly districts have not been able deliver the goods.

The highway joins two districts in Tarai –Kailali and Kanchanpur to seven hilly districts.