KATHMANDU:- The road connecting the provincial headquarters Hetauda to the federal capital Kathmandu has been blocked due to a dry landslide.

Spokesperson of the District Police Office, Makawanpur, Deputy Superintendent of Police Shyamu Aryal, said a dry landslide occurred at Jyamire, Indrasarobar Rural Municipality-3, along the Hetauda-Fakhel-Dakshinkali-Kathmandu road at around 9:30 am today, completely disrupting transport services in the area.

Furthermore, stones and trees falling down near Lamidanda, Bhimphedi Rural Municipality-9, along the Tribhuvan Highway has also brought the road to a standstill.

DSP Aryal said that work is being done to remove the landslide debris by using machines in both places.