KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 5
Construction of Pushpalal Mid-hill Highway is completed by 64 percent in one and half decade. The under-construction highway connects 215 settlements of 26 districts in the hilly region of the country.
The 1,879 kilometres long roadway stretches from Chiyo Bhanjyang of Panchthar district in east Nepal to Jhulaghat of Baitadi district in Farwest. Nearly 10 million population would be directly benefited upon the completion of this highway, it is said.
Although six years have elapsed since the first deadline of this road project terminated, there is still confusion regarding the alignment of the roadway at several places.
Project Information Officer Suraj Adhikari said that there is still confusion regarding the alignment of the road near the Budhigandaki High-dam Multipurpose Project site.
According to him, before this the alignment of the highway was along the Budhigandaki River in Gorkha district but the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources has written to the project that it was planning to construct the Budhigandaki High-dam Multipurpose Project at the site.
He said although there was confusion regarding the highway's alignment in Kaski until some time back, this has been resolved now.
Adhikari added that nearly 415 kilometres road and 25 bridges remain to be constructed under the Mid-hill Highway Project. Out of the remaining works, contract still remains to be signed for construction of 205 kilometres road and 19 bridges.
