GORKHA, July 18: The Benighat-Arughat road in Gorkha has been blocked after the flood damaged a diversion made over the Jadul river.
The Jadul river diversion connecting Bhimsen Thapa Rural Municipality-7 and Sahid Lakhan Rural Municipality-9 was washed away bringing traffic to a halt, said Ward Chair of Bhimsen Thapa Rural Municipality-7, Narayan Shrestha.
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The diversion was built last year. The wall on the right and left side of the diversion bridge has been swept away by flood water.
As a result, traffic has come to a complete standstill on the Benighat-Arughat road section. This has also affected passenger vehicles that regularly operate from Kathmandu to Arkhet through Benighat, ward chair Shrestha said.
