Darchula, May 10 -- Vehicles have reached Dumling village along the Darchula-Tinkar road section of the Mahakali corridor for the first time after the Nepali Army opened a 12-kilometre track in ward 2 of Byans Rural Municipality.

Small vehicles reached the village on Saturday as the army continued road upgrade work in the area. Jeeps and tractor trailers carrying construction materials also entered the village following the opening of the track.

The road section being built by the army starts from Tusarpani in ward 3 of Byans Rural Municipality. Dumling lies about 12 kilometres from the starting point. Although the army has opened more than 22 kilometres of passage from Tusarpani, officials said the road is currently motorable only up t...