NAWALPARASI: The Daunne section of the Narayangadh-Butwal road, which has been blocked since last Monday, has still not become passable.

The road remains impassable because vehicles cannot operate on the slippery Daunne road due to the cold wave.

Superintendent of Police Yubraj Khadka of the District Police Office Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta East) said that operation of vehicles on this section has become problematic since Monday morning after vehicles started slipping on the road along the Khursanikhola rivulet at Daunne and were unable to climb the uphill.

“The problem is because the road in the western section of Daunne has become slippery and muddy due to the settling of the mist that has occurred due to the cold wave, preventing vehicles from climbing uphill or descending downhill, causing road blockage. Gradually, efforts are being made to allow vehicles to pass, but managing vehicles that have been stopped for three days has been difficult,” he said.

Senior Deputy Superintendent of Police Binod Joshi from the District Traffic Police Office Nawalparasi (Bardghat Susta East) said vehicle operation has become difficult due to the heavy fog and slippery road in Daunne.
“Even now, traffic jams continue from Dumkibas Bazaar.

It has been very difficult to manage the traffic as the highway is one-way due to road construction, causing long traffic jams,” DSP Joshi said.

Engineer Bikas Khanal, information officer of the Narayangadh–Butwal Road Project West Section, stated that due to the ongoing impact of cold wave in the construction area, there is even more traffic in the west section.

Hundreds of passengers have been stranded due to the traffic jam that has persisted for three days.

The Narayangadh–Butwal Road Project (Western Section) has issued a notice requesting vehicles, except for those on essential duty, to use alternative routes.