Floods and landslides kill 13 people, damage worth Rs 500 million on main roads

लगानी न्यूज

२० आश्विन २०८३, मंगलवार ०७:१०October 6, 2026

Baglung. There has been a huge loss of life and property due to floods and landslides in Baglung. Due to the disaster, 13 people have lost their lives in the district and the main roads have been damaged to the tune of Rs 500 million.

The damage has been done to the state-level road infrastructure under the National and Auxiliary Highways and Infrastructure Development Office under the Road Division Office. It is estimated that more than one billion rupees will be spent to construct these roads in the long term.

According to the details, the Nisi and Galkot sections of the Mid-Hill Highway have suffered the most damage. Similarly, the Galkot-Harichaur-Tarakhola section under the state government has been damaged.TAG_OPEN_div_28

According to Hari Subedi, chief of the Road Division Office, Baglung, Rs 3 TAG_OPEN_div_26 00 million has been damaged in the highway including the Kaligandaki corridor, the Mid-Hill Highway, and the Baglung-Beni road.

{{TAG_OPEN_div_24} The track of the 400-meter road in Kanabagar and Jhiwakhola areas of Nisikhola of the Mid-Hill Highway has turned into a river. Similarly, landslides have occurred at more than a dozen places on the highway from Ghodabadhe to Hatiya.

Kalakhola Bagar, Belbagar and Jaiminighat of Kaligandaki Corridor have been damaged. Vehicular movement has been affected due to landslides on the road from Baglung Bazaar to Sigana and the road from Baglung Bazaar to Tityang.

According to the preliminary data of the Infrastructure Development Office, Baglung, the loss of Rs 200 million has been estimated in the construction of regional roads under the provincial government.TAG_OPEN_div_20

According to Anup Thapa, chief of the office, the most damage has been done on the Harichaur-Tarakhola road. He said landslides have occurred at a dozen places along the eight-kilometer-long road.TAG_OPEN_div_18

Similarly, the Shalgram Museum-Malika-Panchakot road and the Kushmisera-Rangkhani road have been damaged. “We are in the process of collecting data and the damage to the road infrastructure is estimated to be Rs 200 million,” Thapa said, adding, “We have sent a letter to the contractor for the reconstruction of the Harichaur-Tarakhola road, which is pending in the contract period.”TAG_OPEN_div_16 ”