Gandaki seeks alternative to highway closure
Summary
The Gandaki Rural Municipality of Gorkha has urged the federal government to open an alternative road after floods in the Trishuli River damaged the Prithvi Highway at several points. The municipality also proposed a Bailey bridge and asked for urgent support to restore disrupted transport links.
Key Points
- The Gandaki Rural Municipality of Gorkha has asked the federal government to bring an alternative road into operation after flood damage disrupted the Prithvi Highway.
- The damage has affected the movement of goods and people between the Kathmandu Valley and western Nepal.
- Chairperson Dipak Timilsina wrote to Prime Minister Balendra Shah urging immediate action on a road within the municipality as an alternative route.
- A technical study says a 58-metre Bailey bridge could be built at a strategic point to help reopen the route quickly.
