Kavrepalanchok, July 10: Preparations are being made to reopen the Kavrepalanchok–Sindhuli section of the BP Highway, within half an hour if it gets blocked due to floods and landslide during the monsoon.
This 30 kilometres stretch of the highway from Bhakundebesi to Nepalthok was damaged by the massive floods and landslide occurred in September 2024. This section of the highway has been damaged by repeated floods and landslides after that also and it is currently being repaired.
With the reconstruction, the Division Road Office in Bhaktapur has stated that vehicles will start running on the rebuilt track within a few days.
This relatively short highway connecting the eastern and central hill regions of Nepal with the federal capital Kathmandu used to get blocked as soon as it rained.
“Considering the rainy season, traffic will be fully allowed on the reconstructed track in a few days, and preparations have been made to reopen it within half an hour if it gets blocked due to rain-induced disaster. The necessary equipment has been kept ready for this,” said Suman Yogesh, Senior Divisional Engineer and head of the office.
According to him, most of the sections rebuilt in the same place are now passable.
Before this, since a temporary diversion was constructed in the river itself, whenever the flow of the Roshi River increased, the diversion would be washed away by the flooded river, damaging the road and making it impassable.
According to Senior Divisional Engineer Yogesh, vehicles have been operating from Chaukidanda to Piple via Katunjebensi, Laskot, Charsaya Bensi, Narke, Chiuribas, and Boksikuna using the old track.
The office has identified Chauki Danda, Charsaya Bensi, Ghumaune Bensi, Boksikuna, Chiuribas, Kaladhunga, and Piple-Barkhekhola areas as high-risk locations.
