Gulmi: The Kaligandaki Corridor, which had been completely halted since Wednesday morning due to a landslide, has reopened today. The landslide, triggered by incessant rainfall, had caused large rocks and debris to fall onto the Rakshe road at Kaligandaki rural municipality-2 in Gulmi, leading to a disruption in vehicular movement along the corridor.
According to National News Agency Nepal, the landslide debris was cleared using an excavator to resume the corridor, one of the national pride projects, said Ganga Bahadur Saru, Information Officer and DSP at the District Police Office, Gulmi. However, the Ridi-Tamghas road in Gulmi along the Madan Bhandari Highway remains disrupted following another rain-triggered landslide this morning. This landslide hit at Bakhrebhir of Ruru rural municipality-3.
Efforts to reopen the disrupted road are hampered by incessant rainfall and recurring landslides, added Information Officer Saru. Gulmi and its surrounding areas have been experiencing light to moderate rainfall for the past three days continuously.
The local authority reported an alarming rise in water levels in the Badigaad Stream and Kaligandaki River due to incessant rainfall. The District Police Office, Gulmi, has urged residents near river bank areas to remain highly alert and relocate to safer places in view of the risk of floods and landslides.