Beni-Jomsom-Korala road obstructed at 55 places due to floods and landslides

लगानी न्यूज

२२ आश्विन २०८३, बिहीबार ११:१८October 8, 2026

Myagdi. The Beni-Jomsom-Korala road section of the Kaligandaki corridor linking China and India, which was blocked due to floods and landslides following the recent monsoon-induced disaster, has been obstructed at Kunauta Cliff.

The flood in the Kaligandaki River had swept away 250 meters of road at Kunauta of Raghuganga Rural Municipality-2 of Myagdi district on September 26.TAG_OPEN_div_54

Tejaswi Sharma, chief of the Beni-Jomsom-Korala Road Project, said that the road was blocked by filling the soil at the place eroded by the Kaligandaki River at Kunauta cliff on Wednesday.TAG_OPEN_div_52

} “For the repair of Beni-Jomsom-Korala road, the Kaligandaki river swept away the road and had to take risk from an alternative route,” he said, adding, “It may take one or two more days to fill the road, adjust the level and make it fit for vehicular movement.” ”

On Wednesday, six excavators and the same number of tippers carrying soil were deployed in Kunauta. Project Chief Sharma said that the preliminary repair work of the road bridge and the road bridge swept away by the Kaligandaki river at Pokhrebagar has been completed.

The 202-km Beni-Jomsom-Korala road from Pang of Kushma Municipality-1 of Parbat to Korala border point via Beni of Myagdi was blocked at 55 places due to floods and landslides following the rains in the second week of September. The floods in the Kaligandaki river after the rain from September 2 to 11 have swept away and damaged the road at 10 places.

The road from Maldhunga to Kunauta, Korala to Pokhrebagar road bridge has been repaired to allow the operation of heavy vehicles. Landslide clearing works are being done at Ratopani, Dhirchyang, Bhirkate, Mahabhir, Tiplang and Begkhola between Pokhrebagar and Kunauta.

Work is underway to construct a gabion wall and build a structure to connect the bridge to the road by mobilizing laborers and equipment on the Pokhrebagar bridge. Project technician Binod Poudel said that equipment and laborers have been mobilized with the aim of operating vehicles by next Monday.

{{TAG_OPEN_div_40} In the initial phase, there was a challenge to construct a new road as an alternative to the eroded road on the premises of Rahughat Hydropower Project at Tilkenichaur of Raghuganga Rural Municipality-3.

According to the project, the road has been opened in front of the powerhouse of Rahughat and the transportation of fuel has been managed with the help of Nepal Army, volunteers and drones.TAG_OPEN_div_38

Narendra TAG_OPEN_div_36 Subedi, chief of the Federal Road Supervision Project (FRP), Pokhara, said that the road construction works have been expedited by mobilizing 15 excavators, 12 tippers and 15 loaders from the Department of Roads and contractors.

“The Department of Roads and the construction company are working in parallel to open the obstructed road,” he said, “This year’s disaster has caused the biggest damage to this project that started in the fiscal year 2073/74.” The Department of Roads has estimated that Rs 3 billion will be required to reconstruct the road which has damaged Rs 800 million to Rs 900 million.

The Korala border point has become important for trade with China as Rasuwa and Tatopani border points are closed. Chief District Officer of Myagdi, Ganesh Gaire, said that the government is working with high priority to bring the road connecting Korala border point into operation soon.TAG_OPEN_div_32

More than 500 containers carrying goods imported from China are waiting in Kathmandu and other cities to reach their destinations once the road is repaired.TAG_OPEN_div_30

The time to send the apple market of Mustang has also started. The time to bring down the sheep and mountain goats market for Dashain and Tihar is near. With the start of the tourist season, the pressure has increased to open the Beni-Jomsom road soon.