The main road to Makalu was blocked due to the collapse of the belay bridge over the Arun River
-
Media Baaji
- Sat, 28 February 2026
Kathmandu. The bailey bridge over the Arun river connecting Makalu rural municipality of Sankhuwasabha-Noom to Seduwa collapsed on Saturday morning. DSP Kumar Prasad Mainali of District Police Office Sankhuwasabha informed that while the heavy vehicle carrying construction material was crossing the bridge, the structure was broken along with the vehicle.
According to locals, the Noom-Sedua road section has been completely blocked after the structure suddenly collapsed while crossing the bridge. With the collapse of the bridge, traffic in the area has come to a standstill. The famous tourist destination Makalu Base Camp is used to go to and fro through this route. After the incident, there has been a direct impact on the transportation of local residents, tourists and daily consumables.
According to the police, there were no casualties in the incident. But it is said that the bridge cannot be put into operation immediately as it is completely damaged.
Express
Related News
Transportation has resumed on some major highways that had been blocked.
Kathmandu: Transportation has resumed on some highways in various parts of the country that had been blocked due to floods and landslides brought on by recent rainfall. Central Police Spokesperson and Deputy Inspector General of Police Avinarayan...
Muglin-Narayangadh road blocked due to continuous rains and landslides, administration request not to travel
Chitwan. The Muglin-Narayangadh road section has been completely blocked due to landslides caused by continuous rain. District Administration Office Chitwan has issued a notice not to drive vehicles on that road section for the time being saying t...
New driver's license fully safe, practical and quality: Ministry of Communication
Kathmandu. The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology announced the latest progress regarding the printing of smart driver's license, technology and security enhancement and said that the currently implemented system is more secure a...
No need to fill in the form to end the hassle of creating a national identity card
Kathmandu. The Ministry of Home Affairs has implemented a system to eliminate the hassle of registering preliminary details for making a national identity card. Now the service users can give their biometric details without having to fill a separa...
In 14 districts, passports will be delivered door to door, driving license will also be delivered to the door
Kathmandu. Door-to-door passport distribution service started by the government has been started in 14 districts so far. According to the Department of Postal Services, 311 passports have been delivered to the respective recipients' homes so far.<...
Monsoon is expanding to more states
Kathmandu. Monsoon air in Nepal is gradually expanding across the country. According to the Water and Weather Forecast Division, monsoon has already affected the entire region of Koshi, Madhesh and Bagmati provinces as well as the eastern pa...