Kathmandu, July 5 -- The BP Highway, damaged by the September 2024 floods, has still not been fully restored. Construction work is ongoing to raise the road up to eight metres above the riverbed level by building embankments to prevent further flood damage.

The Road Division Office, Bhaktapur, had planned to open a new track for vehicular traffic starting in late June, anticipating monsoon conditions. Although the plan aimed to ensure uninterrupted traffic during the rainy season, vehicles are currently operating through a diversion as flood risks have not yet emerged, said Suman Yogesh, chief of the office.

"There is no problem in operating from the new track, but since flood issues have not started, vehicles are running through the di...