Pokhara: Three road projects are under construction in Pokhara Metropolitan City under the Nepal Urban Governance Infrastructure Project. The Talchok-Begnas road, Shishuwa-Sisaghat road, and Dobilla-Baghmara-Lameahaal-Puditar road are being upgraded with the financial assistance of the World Bank.
According to National News Agency Nepal, Engineer Nabin Gautam from the Road Department, Pokhara Metropolitan City, stated that a project agreement was signed between the Pokhara Metropolitan City and the Urban Development and Building Construction Department in March 2021. The road construction has progressed since then. The project agreement, initially set for five years, has now been extended by one year.
Among the three roads, the physical progress of the 4.14-kilometre-long Shishuwa-Sisaghat road has reached 65 percent, while the other two roads show minimal progress. Engineer Gautam reported that the physical progress of the 3.28-kilometre-long four-lane road connecting Pokhara-27, Talchok to Begnas is 55 percent, and the 12.44-kilometre Dobilla-Baghmara-Lameahal-Puditar road has reached 40 percent.