3 October, Surkhet. Humla's Simkot-Hilsa road under the Karnali Corridor, which was blocked due to continuous snowfall, has been put into operation.
In the Nara Lake area of Namkha rural municipality, it took time to open the road due to four to five meters of snow in some places.
Bel Bahadur Nepali, Head of Road Planning, informed that the road has been opened by mobilizing equipment and manpower to remove the snow piled up on the road.
According to him, it was a challenge to open the road after it snowed three times. The 95 km long road from Simkot to Hilsa, the border region of China, was blocked due to snowfall.
Especially in the area of about 15 km from Yari to Hilsa, there was thick snow. The Nepalese said that it was difficult to open the road due to the high amount of snow in the Nara Lake area, which is more than 4,500 meters above sea level. "There was four to five meters of snow in some places in the Nara Lake region," he said.
According to the project, there is more snow on the road from Thadodhunga towards Hilsa. JCB was used to remove snow from the road. Nepali said that the road planning office opened the road by deploying its own equipment, fuel and machine operators.
With the opening of the road, the local residents, tourists and Nepalese who came to Taklakot area of China for business and employment have got a relief.
Relief for Nepalese returning home to celebrate Dasai
Tourists and local residents in Hilsa area were affected due to road blockage. Nepalese including Humla who had come to China's Purang region for business and employment were also affected by the road blockage. With the opening of the road, they entered Nepal through the Hilsa crossing and started returning home.
The opening of roads has come as a relief for Nepalis who are preparing to return home to celebrate Dasai. Nepali people who were waiting to return home due to long-term traffic disruptions due to snowfall, have been eased after the road has been put into operation.
55km of road gravelling
About 55 km of the 95 km long Simkot-Hilsa road section has been gravelled. According to the project, the track is open on the rest of the roads. Traffic is affected every year due to snowfall on this road located in the high Himalayan region.
After the road was blocked due to heavy snow, the project mobilized equipment and manpower to remove the snow and operate the traffic. With the opening of the road, the movement of the Hilsa area has become easy again.
