Jajarkot Floods Disrupts Jajarkot-Dolpa Road, Damages Infrastructure

Summary

Heavy rainfall in Nalgad Municipality of Jajarkot has blocked the Jajarkot-Dolpa road section of the Bheri Corridor and damaged nearby infrastructure. Four houses and part of a suspension bridge in Roli were swept away, though no casualties were reported.

Key Points
  • Continuous rainfall triggered floods in Tasughat stream in Ward No. 10 of Nalgad Municipality, obstructing the Jajarkot-Dolpa road.
  • The flood washed away the western part of a suspension bridge in Roli and destroyed four mud-and-stone houses with tin roofs.
  • No human casualties were reported.
  • A police team led by Police Sub-Inspector Dinesh Sunar was sent to the site.
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