Kathmandu, April 15

Construction of the outer ring road encompassing three districts of the Kathmandu Valley is set to start from the next fiscal. The survey for the ring road project would be completed within this fiscal.

In 2062 BS, the government had planned to construct an outer ring road in a bid to ease the pressure of vehicular traffic in the Kathmandu Valley.

According to Rama Maiya Manandhar, chief of the project, of the proposed 72 km ring road, survey for 35.08 km stretch in Kathmandu, 15.80 km stretch in Lalitpur and 21.05 km stretch in Bhaktapur is underway.

The eight-lane outer ring road would have a separate lane for bicycles. Manandhar further said a systematic settlement would be developed in 62,000 ropanis of land on either side of the outer ring road.

The outer ring road will pass through Bagmati (Chobhar), Gamcha, Satungal, Naikap-purano Bhanjyang, Sitapaila, Nagarjundanda, Nepaltar, Gongabu, Tokha, Chapali, Kapan, Jagdol, Sandol and Thalidanchhi area of the Kathmandu district, and Lubhu, Taiba, Dhapakhel, Thecho, Bungamati and Chovar in Lalitpur.

Similarly, the ring road will also encompass Gamfedi, Pakaunepati, Bansbari, Yangdol, Masandol, Bhatedhikuro, Natathimi and Dadhikot in Bhaktapur.  As many as 34 bridges should be constructed along to the outer ring road to link it with existing road network, said Manandhar. The estimated cost of the project is Rs 6.36 billion.