Baglung: Up-gradation of the Harichaur-Malma-Pandabkhani road section under the ‘one constituency, one strategic road’ plan has gained momentum.
According to National News Agency Nepal, the Road Division Office has reported that eight kilometers will be upgraded in the current fiscal year. The up-gradation has commenced with a budget of Rs 400 million provided by the federal government.
Sagar Bhandari, an engineer at the office, informed RSS that 70 percent of the work has been completed so far. Out of the eight kilometers, four kilometers are now ready for blacktopping.
In the remaining sections, efforts are underway to widen the road, and construct drains for drainage and tow wall. The 40-km road, which begins at Harichaur of Galkot, serves as a connection to Pyuthan via Malm, Pandavkhani, Ramuwa Ransinghkiteni, Bhimgithe, Darling, and Nisikhola.