Killer monsoon roads

Government must heed the experts, engineers and geologists when constructing or widening roads.

Nepal is not even halfway through this monsoon, and the rain has already brought deadly floods and landslides. As per official records , from June 10 to July 14, a total of 108 people have died, many more have been injured, and 3,552 families have been displaced across the country. The death toll is likely to mount as more bodies surface from the recent tragic Simaltal incident on the Mugling-Narayanghat road section (also called Madan Ashrit Highway), where a landslide swept two buses carrying 65 people into Trishuli River last week.