CHITWAN: A free bus service has been operated for the passengers stuck in a landslide at Tuinkhola under the Narayangadh-Muglin road section.

The Nepal Police has started a free bus service targeting passengers stranded due to the landslide over the past two days. According to District Police Office Chief Deputy Superintendent Govinda Puri, the bus service for passengers stranded by the landslide has been started since Tuesday. Two school buses belonging to the Police School Shantipur are being used for this purpose.

The bus service has been launched targeting passengers who have arrived at the bridge at Panchkilo via the Tanahun route.

He said, “We have launched a free bus service to Bharatpur for the stranded passengers who have arrived at the bridge at Panchkilo on foot or via the alternative Tanahu route.”

The police have been sending a bus from Bharatpur after the stranded passengers have gathered at Panchkilo and transporting them to Bhartpur.

After the road was blocked, passengers had to walk and take an alternative route. Frequent landslides have made it difficult to clear the road at times.

It is expected that the landslide at Tuinkhola will be cleared by Friday. Although the landslide that occurred last Friday was cleared to reopen the road, another landslide has blocked the road again on Tuesday. Work to clear the landslide has also been ongoing since early this morning.