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The Besisahar to Chame road has reopened after a week of flood and landslide disruption, restoring the main road connection used by residents, suppliers and travellers heading toward Manang. The Rising Nepal reported the operational update on October 5, 2026, after the Dumre Besisahar Chame Road Project cleared landslide debris, stones and deposited soil. The reopening is meaningful, but it is not a declaration that every road farther into upper Manang is open or that the repaired route has returned to normal all weather condition.
Project information officer Nabin Bista said crews cleared 29 landslide locations and created new tracks at six places where floodwater had washed away the road. The most difficult work included Khotro in Nasong Rural Municipality 3 and Koto in Chame Rural Municipality 5. At Khotro, three separate obstructions affected the road. Workers built a retaining wall at one point and used drilling followed by two rounds of controlled blasting at another to remove material that could not be cleared by ordinary excavation.
The 61.5 kilometre road between Besisahar and Chame includes 34.5 kilometres on the Lamjung side up to Myardi Khola. Officials said the Manang section sustained more damage than the Lamjung section during the latest floods and landslides. Kantipur separately reported that repairs covered 35 places when the six newly built tracks are counted alongside the 29 cleared landslide sites. Both accounts describe an open road with continuing risk because several replacement tracks remain unpaved and vulnerable.
Traffic resumption makes it easier to move food, daily necessities and construction materials into Manang. It also restores movement for local residents and for visitors using the road as the approach to parts of the Annapurna region. That practical benefit should not be confused with a guarantee of uninterrupted travel. Fresh rain, unstable slopes or damage to a temporary section can change road conditions quickly, and the sources do not publish a vehicle class limit, convoy schedule or complete safety assessment for the repaired stretches.
A separate restriction remains beyond Chame. The Chame to Bhratang section toward upper Manang was still blocked when The Rising Nepal published its report. Manang Chief District Officer Mukti Prasad Khanal said two to three machines had been working daily in the Chame area since Tuesday, but debris affecting the road and the Marsyangdi River had not yet been cleared. He expected the remaining work to take several more days, without announcing a firm reopening date for that northern section.
The distinction between the two sections is essential for travel planning. A person can read that the Besisahar to Chame road is operating and still be unable to continue toward Bhratang or other upper Manang destinations by the expected route. Nepal News had reported the initial resumption on October 3 after a six day obstruction, while the October 5 account adds the scale of repair work and confirms the unresolved upper section. Travellers should confirm the exact destination, current checkpoint status and road condition before departure.
This is a recovery update rather than a claim that the emergency has fully ended. The reopened road reconnects Chame with Besisahar and reduces pressure on supplies after a week of disruption. At the same time, new tracks, continuing slope risk and the blocked Chame to Bhratang section require cautious wording. The next material development will be an official confirmation that the upper section has reopened or that permanent stabilisation has replaced the temporary works now carrying traffic.
Source publication date: 2026-10-05. Event or reporting period: 2026-10-05.
Sources:The Rising Nepal · Kantipur · Nepal News
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