Flights to and from Gautam Buddha Airport affected

Butwal : All flights to and from Gautam Buddha Airport were cancelled today due to poor visibility caused by heavy rainfall since last night. No flights could take off till late afternoon due to poor visibility adding that four flights were cancelled in the morning, said senior officer of the airport Pradip Aryal. He added that other flights are not likely to take place if the weather condition remained same.
Different areas of Butwal city have been waterlogged, creating difficulties on mobility of general people and vehicular operation, said Chairman of Butwal Sub-Metropolitan City-11 Ramchandra Chhetri. Meanwhile, the Butwal-Tansen section of Siddhartha Highway has come into operation from a single side. The highway was disrupted after the landslide near Siddhababa Temple area last night.
Similarly, the flood caused after the incessant rainfall has inundated different areas of Rupandehi district. Most of the areas in Siddharthanagar Municipality including Bank Road, Kamalpath, Janakpath, Bhairahawa Gaun, Maltole, Jyotipath, Belhiya, Annapuratole and others,
Likewise, the house of Deputy Mayor Uma Kafle was also inundated. Bhairahawa was waterlogged as the dam constructed at Pharena from the Indian side prevented the water from flowing. Currently, the Indian side has opened the dam after the repeated attempts from the Nepali side.
Chief District Officer of Rupandehi Udaya Bahadur Rana warned that the southern area of the district could be affected from the inundation. He, however, said security forces and local representatives are ready for the immediate rescue in the flood affected areas.RSS