BP Highway Partially Reopens After Rain-Induced Closures

Kavrepalanchok. The BP Highway, which was obstructed since Wednesday evening, came into operation at 8:30 AM on Thursday. Within five hours of its reopening, the highway was closed again and reopened after three more hours. The highway was closed due to the potential risk of flooding in the Roshi River as rain began in the afternoon.

In recent days, due to daily rainfall, as soon as floods occur in the Roshi River, the district security bodies immediately issue a notice of closure. After the rain, if floods occur in the Roshi River, the temporary diversion built in the Roshi area of Kavrepalanchok along the BP Highway is washed away. For this reason, as the highway gets obstructed, security bodies have been urging travelers to check the situation before traveling for the past few weeks.