Manang, June 23 – Marsyangdi River has got blocked at Chame, triggering fears of calamities at a settlement in Chame Bazar.Chief District Officer Bishnu Lamichhane said the river blockage created by soil erosion and other objects including wooden logs and timber brought by the river has put a bridge here under a threat of collapse.
The river was blocked by a landslide last Saturday as well.

Now the water level has also risen in the river, posing threat to a nearby school building. The level of river water has surged following the incessant rainfall since Tuesday evening. The river’s flow is further increasing and efforts are on to find a way out to the blocked river. The Chame folks have been urged to stay alert to hazardous incidents.(RSS)