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Petroleum price hike affects big development projects

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Mahendranagar. The hike in the price of petroleum products and the problem in supply have affected the works of big development projects in the far-western region.

Contractors are said to be working on the fuel they have in stock, but they are facing problems to move ahead due to the increase in the price of fuel and shortage. Ram Kumar Dev, chief of the Seti Highway Project, said that the work on the south section of the Seti Highway (Tikapur-Lode-Chainpur-Taklakot road project) is almost to be halted.

} “The stock of fuel with the contractors has run out and now the work is on the verge of stopping,” he said, “The big equipment used to open the track has also stopped.” The 204-kilometer project was started in 2074 BS. Under the project, 35 kilometers track is yet to be opened. A total of 10 kilometers of the road has been blacktopped so far. Under the project, works are being carried out in Doti, Achham and Kailali under different packages, said Project Chief Dev.

TAG_OPEN_div_30″In the current fiscal year, seven kilometers of road has been blacktopped”, he said, adding, “There is a shortage of bitumen for blacktopping”, he said, adding that the government has allocated Rs 250 million for the project in the current fiscal year. It’s about to close. The machinery is on the verge of shutting down,” he said. ”

} Contractors have started applying to the office, saying that they cannot work due to the increase in the price of petroleum products. The third phase of Mahakali Irrigation Project has also been affected.

According to Yadav Baral, information officer at the Mahakali Irrigation Third Phase Project Office, the contractors have applied to the office for the construction of the main canal in seven packages.TAG_OPEN_div_26

According to him, although the office has awarded a contract for river control, the work has not been done due to the increase in the price of wire network.TAG_OPEN_div_24 “The contract for river control has not been completed due to price hike. “Contractors have also applied to the office following the hike in the price of petroleum products,” said Baral. ”

Similarly, the Mahakali corridor is also affected by the price hike.TAG_OPEN_div_22 Although the construction of the corridor from Kanchanpur to Tinkar of Darchula is going on under contract in thirteen packages, the contractors have stopped working in the recent period citing price hike.

Dinesh TAG_OPEN_div_20 Raikhola, information officer at the Mahakali Corridor (Brahmadev-Jhulaghat-Darchula-Tinkar) Road Planning Office, said that the construction of the Mahakali corridor (Brahmadev-Jhulaghat-Darchula-Tinkar) corridor has been affected due to the price hike of materials including bitumen and other materials. Under the 425-km stretch, Kanchanpur will have 11 kilometres, Dadeldhura 56 kilometres, Baitadi (144 kilometres) and Darchula (120 kilometres). The Nepal Army is opening track of 79 kilometers of road in Darchula. Contractors have demanded the government to adjust the price hike, saying they would not be able to carry out works until the price hike adjustment was made.

Pushpa Raj Awasthi, chairman of Contractors Kanchanpur, said that the contractors have demanded that the construction industry be declared emergency.TAG_OPEN_div_18 He said, “Contractors have to sell their work from home. More than 600 contractors from Kanchanpur have joined the association, saying they could not work due to price hike and lack of materials, he said.

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