Multiple landslides along Karnali Highway turn short trips into gruelling journeys

According to the district traffic police offices in Kalikot, Jumla and Dailekh, landslides have occurred in 133 places along the highway since June 9.

On July 24, Man Bahadur Karki set out for his home in ward 9 of Khatyad Rural Municipality of Mugu district from Surkhet after learning that his father was ill. The journey from Surkhet, which should have taken a fraction of time, stretched into gruelling five days due to multiple landslides along the Karnali Highway. Stranded in Kalikot for two days due to road disruption, hoping the blocked road would be cleared, Karki finally decided to start walking from Hulma in Kalikot. After two days of trek, he reached Nagma, where he managed to catch a bus to Gothi Jyula and finally reached home on the fifth day.