PARBAT, JULY 20
Construction work is gaining pace on the Parbat section under the North-South Kaligandaki Corridor, a national pride project.
Up-gradation is being expedited along the Parbat and Syangja sections. Six contractors have stepped up their work to upgrade and blacktop the 54-km road section from Armadi, Parbat, to Mirmi, Syangja, along the Kaligandaki Corridor.
Likewise, blacktopping from Mirmi to Falebas and Setibeni to Falebas is also gaining momentum.
Under the corridor, the track opening of the Falebas-Modibeni-Armadi road section has made a breakthrough, shared Project Information Officer Pabitramani Acharya.
The works that were disrupted due to rain on the road section have resumed. Earlier, up-gradation of the road section did not gain pace due to neglect of the Surya Contractor that was entrusted with the work.
Similarly, construction and up-gradation works along the Falebas-Modibeni-Armadi road section have also gained momentum.
The Modibeni-Armadi road section has recently come into operation. The Pacific Jaljala JV has blacktopped the seven-kilometre section from Setibeni to Ranipani of Parbat. The section has witnessed faster progress in upgradation. Now it is progressing to the blacktopping stage, Kaligandaki Project sources shared.
Two contractors have ramped up their work in blacktopping the 22-km road from Ranipani to Falebas.
Mahalaxmi Pandey & Company has been entrusted with the responsibility of constructing and upgrading the section from Ranipani to Khabar ridge. Blacktopping has gained pace on the road section.
Likewise, Swachhanda World Wide Om Buddha JV has engaged its efforts in upgrading and blacktopping the 16-km section of the Kahabar ridge to Falebas, said Information Officer Acharya. The project has set a target of completing blacktopping on the Setibeni-Falebas road section this year.
Two contractors are working to upgrade and blacktop the Mirmi-Setibeni road section.
Kaligandaki corridor is also considered to be a Religious Highway. It has connected several religious spots from Lumbini to Muktinath.
Likewise, the corridor is expected to reap benefits to the development of the agriculture sector.
People's elected representatives have also increased regular monitoring to push for routine progress of up-gradation along the Kaligandaki corridor.
A version of this article appears in the print on July 21, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.
