Belauri-Kaluwapur road still not blacktopped due to delay by construction company
लगानी न्यूज
Kanchanpur. The blacktopping of the Belauri-Kaluwapur road linking the southern part of the district is yet to be completed. The road from Bansah forest area to Kaluwapur is yet to be blacktopped. Locals have been facing problems on the dusty and potholed road as the nearly three-kilometer road has not been blacktopped.
TAG_OPEN_div_22 The construction company had taken the contract for blacktopping the road in 2078 BS. The construction work has not gained momentum due to the delay of the contractors. Locals have been pressuring the locals to close the road time and again for blacktopping.
Akkal Bahadur Bista, a businessman of Kaluwapur, said that the construction works have been stalled due to the practice of contractors not doing the work even after taking the contract.TAG_OPEN_div_20 “It is unfortunate that it took five years to blacktop a three-kilometer road. ’
Tunke Bohara of Shuklaphanta Municipality-12 accused the contractor of delaying the construction work for years due to political patronage.TAG_OPEN_div_18 “Had there been no political reach, the construction should have been completed by now.
According to Yogendra Bahadur Adhikari, chief of the Infrastructure Development Office, the office has been urging the contractors to expedite the construction work time and again.TAG_OPEN_div_16 “Last year, the budget of Rs 12.5 million was withdrawn due to lack of works, this year Rs 5 million has been allocated, there is no shortage of budget, only the contractor should forward the work. ’
According to the official, the contract agreement expires until mid-April.TAG_OPEN_div_14 “We are considering terminating the contract if the project is not completed within the stipulated timeframe”, he added. Although some sections of the road that was started four decades ago have been blacktopped, the up-gradation and blacktopping of the three-kilometer stretch from Bansah to Kaluwapur and the five-kilometer stretch from Chandev to Syali River of Shuklaphanta National Park has not been completed.
The problem of road bursts and potholes has been seen continuously in various places where the road has been blacktopped. The parts that are in need of repair are also deteriorating.
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