Heavy rain disrupts rural roads in Humla, damages rural roads in all seven rural municipalities

लगानी न्यूज

१५ आश्विन २०८३, बिहीबार ०८:००October 1, 2026

Humla. Traffic on the main and rural roads has been completely disrupted due to floods, landslides and landslides following incessant rains.

The Simkot-Hilsa road linking the border with China, the Karnali corridor and rural roads in all seven rural municipalities of the district have been badly affected due to the damages.TAG_OPEN_div_35

According to Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Shankar Khadka, chief of the District Police Office, the road has been disrupted due to landslides at different places along the road following the rains. He said that it is difficult to collect the full details of the damage due to the power disruption in the district headquarters.TAG_OPEN_div_33

TAG_OPEN_div_31 He said that landslides have occurred at various places from Kawadi to Hilsa of Humla under the Karnali corridor and the road has been completely disrupted due to falling of big boulders at some places. He said that the Kawadi-Giusi road section has been brought into operation by removing landslides and boulders and efforts are being made to bring the upper section into operation by Wednesday if the work is continued.

The incessant rain has damaged the rural roads connecting the wards of all seven rural municipalities of the district. The road leading to the center of Tanjakot rural municipality has been damaged at several places while the road leading to wards 5 and 6 from Adanchuli rural municipality has been obstructed, said Singh Bohora, a ward member of ward no. 5.TAG_OPEN_div_29

According to Chief District Officer Bholanath Guragain, landslides have occurred at more than 70 places on the rural road. He said that coordination is being made with all the rural municipalities to bring the obstructed road into operation.TAG_OPEN_div_27

Assistant Chief District Officer Chandra Bir Shahi said that coordination is being made with the bodies concerned by holding a meeting of the command post at the District Administration Office since Sunday to resume the obstructed road.TAG_OPEN_div_25

The provincial convention of the Nepali Congress, which was scheduled for September 26 after the road blockade, was held only three days later on September 29. Ubjan Thapa of Adanchuli Rural Municipality-1 said that the delegates who had reached Simkot from the lower area to attend the convention had to travel for two days due to the road obstruction. According to him, the vehicles were stopped due to landslides and stones falling at various places and they had to walk on foot in some places.

The roads at Nara Lake in Namkha Rural Municipality-5 and Nyalu Lake leading to Limi in Ward No. 6 of northern Humla have also been closed due to the accumulation of snow by around three and TAG_OPEN_div_21 a half feet. Police said that it will be difficult to bring the road into operation until the snow is cleared.

Transportation of foodstuffs, daily consumables, movement of patients and essential services have been affected in Humla due to the blockade of main and rural roads due to incessant rain.TAG_OPEN_div_19