MYAGDI, April 19: The Beni-Jomsom road that links the trans-Himalayan district of Mustang with the national highway in Myagdi has been closed for six hours a day since Monday.

The transport service has been put on hold every day for the prevention of landslides at Rupse fall area in Annapurna Rural Municipality-3 of Myagdi as well as for construction of a Bailey bridge and expansion of road network.

Chief District Officer Tulsiram Poudel said vehicular movement has been halted from 6.00- 9.00 am and 1.00-3.00 pm from April 17 and will be in force till May 3.

Earlier, transport service was halted in the Rupse section from March 17 to 28.

The road project said regular traffic has been disrupted along the road section as it is risky to travel along the road as the construction of a bridge, road expansion and landslide prevention works have narrowed the lane.

The contractors had approached the District Administration Office Myagdi through the Beni-Jomsom-Korala road project with a letter for the management of the time table.

The vehicles en route to Mustang from Myagdi and vice-versa should cross the Rupse road section before the closure of traffic service. However, the administration said it would arrange for smooth movement of ambulances and vehicles for most-essential service and goods on the road. 

The Beni-Jomsom-Korala road project under the Kaligandaki Corridor, a national pride project, has advanced with road up-gradation, expansion and blacktopping in different sections.

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