Muglin
Muglin is a vital highway junction connecting Kathmandu to Pokhara and the Tarai. Recent monsoon flooding and base erosion along the Trishuli River caused major road collapses at Krishnabhir, severely disrupting the Muglin-Kathmandu corridor and forcing emergency track-opening operations.
Summary
Muglin is a vital highway junction town in Chitwan District connecting Kathmandu with Pokhara and the southern Tarai plains via the Prithvi and Narayangarh-Muglin highways. Due to its position along the Trishuli River corridor, it serves as the most critical transit lifeline for passenger and freight movement into the Kathmandu Valley.
Recent activity
Clearance work began to open a new track at Krishnabhir to restore traffic along the Muglin-Kathmandu road.
Flood damage caused major road subsidence on the Muglin-Nagdhunga stretch, with repairs estimated to take at least 15 days.
Severe landslide damage led officials to warn the Nagdhunga–Muglin highway might remain closed until Dashain.
Base erosion by the swollen Trishuli River caused road cave-ins at Krishnabhir, halting Muglin-Kathmandu traffic.
High flood alerts were issued along the Trishuli River basin down to Muglin following upstream flooding.
Context
Located at the confluence of the Trishuli and Marshyangdi rivers, Muglin is a strategic transit point linking the capital to the rest of Nepal. The highway corridors leading into Muglin are historically prone to severe monsoon disruptions caused by steep topography, riverbank erosion, and recurring landslides at notoriously vulnerable zones like Krishnabhir.
- district
- Chitwan
- major highways
- Prithvi Highway, Narayangarh–Muglin Highway
- river confluence
- Trishuli and Marshyangdi
- type
- Highway junction town
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