Kathmandu. The Prithvi Highway has been completely obstructed since Friday evening after the road collapsed at Gajuri Rural Municipality-5 of the Prithvi Highway. Rajiv Manandhar, an engineer of the eastern section of the Nagdhunga-Muglin road project, said that the 70-meter long and 4-meter road from Ga juri to Kathmandu Nagdhunga-Muglin road has collapsed.

He said that was cracked up to the wall and the cutting of back was started using five excavators, two loaders, 6 tippers.

He said that since there is a branch road leading to the village on the highway, all the walls cannot be cut. one-way by evening, but we are planning to open it. Since there is a branch road, we are doing it in a way to save it. will try to open one lane in the beginning and two-way tomorrow as much as possible. He said.

The highway has been blocked during Dashain, causing problems for the commuters going home. After the floods in the Bhotekoshi River on August 10, the problem of road subsidence on the highway has increased due to erosion by the Trishuli River. See the rest of the picture: