Pokhara: The Beni-Jomsom-Korala Road Project, which is a crucial part of the Kaligandaki Corridor connecting the northern and southern regions, has reported 84 percent physical progress. This milestone reflects the advancing development efforts in the region.
According to National News Agency Nepal, the Korala Road Project has been implementing 43 sub-projects with a total contract value of Rs 7.90 billion, out of which Rs 6.64 billion has already been expended. Project Chief Dhruba Jha confirmed that all sub-projects have been executed up to the current fiscal year. The project has completed and commissioned 20 roads and 23 bridges or culverts stretching from Maldhunga in Parbat to the Korala transit point.
Regarding physical progress, Jha highlighted that six sections of the 110 kilometers of gravel roads from Jomsom to Korala have been completed and handed over by the construction companies. The 25-kilometer Charang-Chhoser road is nearing completion. In Myagdi district, a three-kilometer asphalt paving segment along the Beni-Galeshwor section has been completed, and the Kaiku-Khanti section, part of the third segment of the Beni-Jomsom road, has been blacktopped and handed over to the corridor road project.
Along the Beni-Jomsom stretch, the upgrading of roads between Galeshwor-Tatopani, Tatopani-Ghansa, and Khanti-Jomsom is nearing completion, according to the project office. Under the 74 kilometers long Beni-Jomsom road, the third section from Kaiku of Khanti of Mustang has been constructed and handed to the Road Division Office, Baglung. Jha confirmed that 20 kilometers of the Beni-Jomsom road have been completed.
Among the 23 bridges and pipelines under the Kaligandaki Corridor project, bridges over the Kaiku, Larjung, Seto, Ghami, and Marpha rivers in Mustang are progressing swiftly. Project information officer Bishnu Chapagain noted that all the bridges currently under construction are in their final stages.