Snowfall blocks roads, disrupting food transport to Limi

Authorities have begun clearing snow at Nyalulek to reopen the road to Namkha Rural Municipalities 5 and 6 (Limi) in Humla. Snowfall has cut off road access to the area, creating a situation similar to an internal blockade. Continuous rain from September 25 to 28, followed by snowfall, has buried Nyalulek on the Limi-Lapcha road section. The pass lies at an altitude of about 5,200 meters.

With the road blocked, Limi residents are struggling to bring in food and other daily necessities. The rural municipality and the Infrastructure Development Office, Simkot, are carrying out the snow clearing jointly. Work began on Mangsir 19, according to the rural municipality. The aim is to restore movement for residents and ensure that essential supplies can be transported.

Namkha Rural Municipality Chair Prem Bahadur Lama and staff from the Infrastructure Development Office visited Nyalulek to assess the progress. They inspected the work on site, which is being carried out in extremely difficult terrain and harsh weather.