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BP Highway reopens via temporary diversion
Clearances and temporary repairs continue along the affected stretches—including Chaukidanda, Katunje, Piple, Mamti, Daunne-Kalopul, and Charahabesi—to restore two-way transit…
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Roads, Bridges & BuildingsBP Highway reopens, small vehicles allowed
Kavrepalanchok, September 29 The BP Highway, which had been closed since September 25 due to continuous rainfall, has reopened…
Roads, Bridges & BuildingsLandslides disrupt highways nationwide, some reopen one-way
Continuous rainfall, floods and landslides have severely disrupted major highways and feeder roads across the country, with many routes remaining completely blocked, according to…
Roads, Bridges & BuildingsSix highways blocked by rain-triggered landslides reopen
The torrential rainfall had triggered landslides at various points along 11 highways nationwide. Heavy rains caused landslides at 46 locations along the Kaligandaki Corridor alone…
Roads, Bridges & Buildings3-crane operation underway to free cruise ship from Narayani Bridge
Kathmandu, September 28 Efforts are underway to remove the Rhino cruise ship that was swept away by flooding in the Narayani River and became stuck against the Narayani Bridge…
Roads, Bridges & BuildingsVehicular movement resumes on Banbasa Bridge as Mahakali River flow recedes
Kanchanpur, September 28 Vehicular movement of four-wheelers has resumed on the Banbasa Bridge after the water level in the Mahakali River in Kanchanpur began to recede…
Roads, Bridges & BuildingsEfforts underway to reopen flood-blocked BP Highway
Kathmandu, September 28 Efforts are underway to reopen the BP Highway, which has been blocked by landslides and flood-induced road erosion…
Roads, Bridges & BuildingsLawmakers demand priority for repairing flood-damaged roads and bridges
KATHMANDU: Speaking during the emergency hour of today’s House of Representatives meeting, lawmakers drew the government’s attention to the severe damage caused to roads and…
Roads, Bridges & BuildingsRain, landslides disrupt dozens of roads across Nepal
Continuous rainfall, floods and landslides have disrupted traffic on dozens of highways and roads across Nepal, forcing authorities to completely close some routes and restrict…
Roads, Bridges & BuildingsBP Highway to take two more days to fully resume operations
KAVRE: It will take another two days for the BP Highway, which was blocked due to floods and landslides, to become fully operational…
Roads, Bridges & BuildingsPreparations to remove cruise ship stuck beneath Narayani bridge; light vehicles allowed to move from the bridge
Preparations to remove the Rhino cruise ship stuck beneath the Narayani River bridge resumed this morning…
Roads, Bridges & BuildingsWill flood-damaged highways be travel-ready by Dashain?
Rain since Saturday has cut road links between Lamjung and Manang, Parbat and Baglung, and Myagdi and Mustang after floods scoured away bridge approach roads.
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Cruise ship stuck at Narayani bridge; East West Highway closed
Following continuous rainfall, a cruise ship named Rhino, which operates on the Narayani River in Chitwan, has been swept away by floodwaters…
Roads, Bridges & BuildingsManakamana cable car service halted after road subsides in Chitwan
Key Takeaways: Manakamana Cable Car service has been suspended after road subsidence near the entrance area The damage was caused by continuous rainfall and strong currents in t…
Roads, Bridges & BuildingsFlood sweeps away bridge linking Syangja and Gulmi
A motorable bridge linking Mirmi in Syangja’s Kaligandaki Rural Municipality-7 and Harmichaur in Gulmi’s Kaligandaki Rural Municipality-1 was swept away by floodwaters in the…
Roads, Bridges & BuildingsFloods, landslides claim lives and paralyse roads across Nepal
Key Takeaways: Six people have died and five are missing in rain-related disasters in Baglung, Palpa and Myagdi Major highways, including the Prithvi Highway, Narayangadh-Muglin…
Roads, Bridges & BuildingsHeavy rainfall disrupts roads in 6 districts of Karnali
Kathmandu, September 27 Continuous rainfall has disrupted road transportation in six districts of Karnali Province after landslides and debris blocked several road sections…
Roads, Bridges & BuildingsFlood takes out Mirmi Bridge
Walling (Syangja), September 27 The raging flood of the Kaligandaki River has completely swept away the concrete bridge…
Roads, Bridges & BuildingsRethinking road safety through the safe system approach
For a long time, especially in Nepal, the general public and elected policymakers have operated under the assumption that human error is an inevitable cost of mobility…
Roads, Bridges & BuildingsMost of the highways remain closed
Most parts of the country are experiencing cloudy weather, with continuous rainfall under the influence of a low-pressure system formed over the Bay of Bengal…
Roads, Bridges & BuildingsKabir Maharjan discharged after surviving 10 days trapped inside hydropower tunnel
Kathmandu, September 25 Kabir Maharjan, the mechanical supervisor who was rescued alive after spending 10 days trapped inside a tunnel at the Upper Trishuli 3-A Hydropower Project…
Roads, Bridges & BuildingsHighway closure brings traffic to a standstill in Kathmandu
Kathmandu, September 25 Vehicles leaving Kathmandu via the Prithvi Highway are being stopped at the entry point at Kalanki…
Roads, Bridges & BuildingsLandslides at seven places, road collapse shut Prithvi Highway
Continuous rain has triggered landslides at seven locations along the Prithvi Highway, including Krishnabhir, leaving the road completely blocked…
Roads, Bridges & BuildingsFlood washes away temporary diversions at two locations on BP Highway
Kavrepalanchok, September 25 Floodwaters in the Roshi River have washed away temporary diversions at two locations along the BP Highway…