HETAUDA: The Bagmati Province has set up a disinfectant tunnel at Ratamate along the East-West Highway in Hetauda-15, to contain the spread of COVID-19.

Chief Minister Dor Mani Paudel inaugurated the facility by driving his vehicle through the tunnel today.

The tunnel is a part of several efforts taken by the provincial government to prevent further spread of COVID-19, CM Paudel said.

"More of such tunnels will be constructed in other points in the province," CM Paudel said, adding that the state government is committed to preventing the spread of the virus.

In collaboration with the Makwanpur Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Hetauda Sub-metropolis and other local organisations, the tunnel was installed with an estimated cost of around three lakh rupees.