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Besisahar-Manang road remains closed after floods and landslides

The vital road link to the Himalayan district has been shut for six days following severe weather.

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  • The Besisahar-Chame road has stayed shut for six days after weekend floods and landslides.
  • Authorities plan to deploy explosives to break up large rocks blocking the route at Khotro.
  • A blocked Marsyangdi River formed a lake, complicating debris clearance around the bridge.

The lone vehicular link connecting the Himalayan district of Manang has remained impassable for six days. Heavy floods and landslides that occurred last Saturday and Sunday caused extensive damage, halting all traffic along the route. Crews are preparing to use explosives to fracture boulders blocking the passage at Khotro in Nasong Rural Municipality-3 of Lower Manang. Meanwhile, clearance work is also ongoing at Koto in Chame Rural Municipality-3. Multiple bodies, including the District Administration Office, the Dumre-Besisahar-Chame Road Project, local governments and local hydropower initiatives in the Marsyangdi Basin, have deployed heavy equipment. Debris accumulation around a lake created when the Marsyangdi River was blocked in Chame has hindered operations. Chief District Officer Mukti Prasad Khanal stated that teams are working continuously to restore transit across the affected bridge.

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