Baitadi: The Jaya Prithvi Highway in Baitadi has resumed today, following a 13-hour closure. The highway was disrupted by a landslide at Sunarya rural municipality-6 in Baitadi.
According to National News Agency Nepal, the Baitadi Police confirmed that the highway was restored today. The landslide depositions were cleared off with the use of an excavator.
Police Inspector Balaram Pandeya stated that continuous landslides hampered the restoration efforts, causing a delay in the reopening of the roadway. With the resumption of the highway, vehicles and passengers who had been stranded along the route are now moving to their destinations.