Archive · 6 Aug 2026
Bridge Washed Away, Mudslides Block Roads Across Nagaland
It rained a lot in a place called Nagaland, and the rain caused problems.
The rain washed away a bridge that people use to travel between two areas.
When a bridge is gone, people have to use a different road.
The police told drivers which other road to take.
The heavy rain also made a big pile of mud slide down a hill.
The mud covered farms where people grow rice.
The rice plants were ruined, and now the farmers will lose money.
Nobody got hurt, which is good.
Because of the rain, some other roads were also blocked.
People are not happy about the closed roads, and they blame the people in charge of fixing them.
A temporary bridge between Jharnapani and Molvom was washed away by incessant rainfall, disrupting connectivity between Chumoukedima and Peren district.
The Commissioner of Police, Dimapur, issued a traffic advisory advising light motor vehicles to take a detour via 7th Mile Junction, Chumoukedima, to Pimla Village through Shokhuvi Village.
A massive mudslide along National Highway-29 in Nagaland's Phek district buried paddy fields at Mesulumi village, destroying standing crops.
No casualties or injuries were reported, but farmers face heavy crop losses at a crucial stage of the cultivation season.
A key road linking Phek district headquarters with Pfutsero and Kohima was blocked, drawing criticism over the transfer of highway maintenance from NHIDCL to the Nagaland Public Works Department.
- Who
- Commissioner of Police, Dimapur; farmers in Mesulumi village; the Nagaland Public Works Department and NHIDCL
- What
- Heavy monsoon rain washed away a temporary bridge, triggered a mudslide that buried paddy fields, and blocked key roads
- When
- On Wednesday, when the traffic advisory was issued and roads were blocked
- Where
- Nagaland, India, including Chumoukedima, Peren district, and Phek district
- Why
- Incessant monsoon rainfall and flooding
- Bridge washed away
- Temporary bridge between Jharnapani and Molvom
- Connectivity disrupted
- Between Chumoukedima and Peren district
- Traffic advisory issued by
- Commissioner of Police, Dimapur
- Advised detour route
- 7th Mile Junction, Chumoukedima to Pimla Village via Shokhuvi Village
- Mudslide location
- Along National Highway-29 in Phek district, at Mesulumi village
- Casualties
- None reported
- Damage
- Standing paddy crops destroyed; large portions of fields unfit for cultivation
- Blocked road
- Pfutsero-Phek via Sakraba road stretch between Losami and Phek Village