Seti bridge extension for second time

लगानी न्यूज

२८ जेष्ठ २०८३, बिहीबार १०:०३June 11, 2026

Kaski. This is the second time that the construction of the Seti Bridge over the Seti River at Prithvi Chowk in Pokhara has been extended.

The bridge under construction under the western section of the Muglin-Pokhara Road Project has been extended till March 4, 2083.TAG_OPEN_div_27

A contract agreement was signed on September 10, 2079 BS for the construction of two upstream and downstream 190 meters concrete bridges at a cost of Rs 1.TAG_OPEN_div_25 07 billion.

The deadline was extended for the first time in August after an agreement was reached with M/s Rasuwa Construction Company Pvt Ltd to complete the bridge being constructed under the Department of Roads within three years with the loan assistance of the Asian Development Bank.TAG_OPEN_div_23

According to Krishna TAG_OPEN_div_21 Bahadur Kunwar, chief of the Muglin-Pokhara Road Project, the bridge has achieved 61 per cent physical progress so far. According to him, the construction company will complete the construction work within the stipulated time as there is no obstruction in the construction work.

Two houses had to be demolished on the north side of the Seti River as they were required to provide road access to land owners and businessmen from the road as per the Asian Development Bank (ADB) policy.TAG_OPEN_div_19 However, it is said that the delay was due to lack of agreement on the issue of compensation and compensation as demanded by the landowners. Project chief Kunwar said that Kedar Poudel and Madhav Poudel have received the compensation amount and have pledged to vacate the structures by the third week of June.

{{TAG_OPEN_div_17} The construction company was delayed in bringing the materials from China and citing problems including shifting of drinking water pipes. “The landowners were not satisfied with the compensation and refused to accept the amount determined by the administration, which also hampered the work,” he said. A few days ago, they received compensation. Now there is no problem on the side, there will be no situation to stop the work,” Kunwar said.

So far, 120 pile foundations, pile cap and four towers of Seti bridge have been completed.TAG_OPEN_div_15 Similarly, the work of girder and cross girder on one of the bridges has been completed.