{"id":52704,"date":"2026-08-10T08:36:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T02:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/?p=52704"},"modified":"2026-08-10T08:36:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T02:51:39","slug":"road-blocked-in-various-places-traffic-affected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/road-blocked-in-various-places-traffic-affected\/","title":{"rendered":"Road blocked in various places, traffic affected"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>Kathmandu, Aug 10: Heavy rainfall has led to significant landslides and road blockages across various regions, severely impacting traffic in the country. The police reported that as of 6:00 am today, major highways and road sections in Kavre, Sindhupalchok, Ilam, Rasuwa, Rukum West, and Lamjung are affected. Notably, the BP highway was completely obstructed in Kavrepalanchok due to a landslide early this morning.<\/p>\n<p>To mitigate flood risks, vehicular movement on this highway is restricted from 6:00 pm to 4:00 am, with operations allowed only during day time. The Mechi highway is entirely blocked in Ilam Municipality due to mudslides, prompting authorities to advise travelers to seek alternative routes.<br \/>\nAdditionally, the Araniko highway has faced multiple blockages due to landslides in Sindhupalchok, affecting transport services in several rural municipalities. The Trishuli-Meilung-Safrubensi road in Rasuwa has also been rendered impassable due to river erosion.<\/p>\n<p>In Rukum West, the Bheri Corridor&#8217;s Jajarkot-Dolpa section is blocked by landslides, while Lamjung&#8217;s Mid Hull Highway is similarly obstructed. Authorities are actively working to clear the blocked roads and restore traffic flow.<\/p>\n<p>However, the ongoing rainfall raises concerns about further landslides and flooding, prompting police to urge the public to exercise caution while traveling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kathmandu, Aug 10: Heavy rainfall has led to significant landslides and road blockages across various regions, severely impacting traffic in the country. The police reported that as of 6:00 am today, major highways and road sections in Kavre, Sindhupalchok, Ilam, Rasuwa, Rukum West, and Lamjung are affected. Notably, the BP highway was completely obstructed in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3530,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-main-news","category-national"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52704"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52704"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52704\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52705,"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52704\/revisions\/52705"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}