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Gachhe-Bhalubang road: 120 km winding road now reduced to 73 km

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Arghakhanchi. Arghakhanchi district is on the banks of the Rapti River. Bhalubang, the capital of Lumbini Province across the river, is adjacent to the border of Arghakhanchi.

Although it is geographically very close, the people of Arghakhanchi have to travel a long and winding road to reach the state capital. One has to travel about 120 kilometers to reach Bhalubang from the district headquarters Sandhikharka via Gorusinge, Chandrauta and Dhankhola of Kapilvastu.

However, now there is hope that this compulsion will end. The construction of the Gachhe-Bhalubang road connecting Bhalubang from Gachhe of Sandhikharka to Bhalubang via Dhikura, Dhanchaur, Jukena, Jaluke, Lamatal and Darbang has accelerated. If this road is completed, the distance between Arghakhanchi and the provincial capital will be reduced by about 47 kilometers compared to the current road via Gorusinge. This means that the distance to Bhalubang, which has to travel 120 kilometers now, will be reduced to about 73 kilometers.

This road, which has been initiated with the aim of ending the situation of using a circuitous road even though the provincial capital is on the border of its own district, is being established as an important infrastructure project of Arghakhanchi. The Road Infrastructure Development Office, Arghakhanchi, has forwarded the construction of this road forwarded by the Lumbini Province Government as a project of pride.

TAG_OPEN_div_68 The total length of the road starting from Gachhe to Bhalubang is 73 kilometers. According to Basudev Bhandari, chief engineer of the Road Infrastructure Development Office, gravel work has been completed on the 47.5-km road from Gachhe to Lamatal via Dhanchaur.

Blacktopping, gravel and construction of necessary structures are being carried out in various sections of the road construction. The road from Gachhe to Gairagoth was blacktopped in the last fiscal year. Bhandari informed that the construction work has been forwarded in two sections in the current fiscal year.TAG_OPEN_div_66

According to him, Ammar Asian Mallarrani JV Pyuthan is working on asphalt blacktopping of the 5.65 km road from Gachhe to Dhikura. Along with blacktopping the road, necessary infrastructure construction and gravel work is also being done in this section. A budget of about Rs 3.5 crore has been allocated for this. Bhandari said that the construction work will be completed in a few days.TAG_OPEN_div_64

Similarly, blacktopping work has also started on another road section under the complementary project. Khanal Vaidarsha Sagar JV Arghakhanchi started the construction work after signing an agreement in the last fiscal year. Under this project, about 9.5 kilometers of road is being constructed with blacktopping.TAG_OPEN_div_62

Contractor Kabiram Khanal said that the physical progress of the road being constructed under the complementary project has reached about 35 percent. He said that although the contract agreement was signed to complete it by the next fiscal year, the target is to complete the construction within the current fiscal year.TAG_OPEN_div_60

The provincial government has allocated Rs 50 million and the federal government Rs 50 million for the construction of the road in the current fiscal year. Chief Engineer Bhandari of the Road Infrastructure Development Office said that work is being done to blacktop asphalt on about nine and a half kilometers of road from the same budget.TAG_OPEN_div_58

} The speed of road construction has been encouraging for the people of the district who have been waiting for easy road connectivity with the state capital for years. With the blacktopping and upgrading work of various sections of the road, the expectations of the completion of the project have also increased.

If the Gachhe-Bhalubang road is completed, not only the people of Arghakhanchi but also the residents of the neighboring districts of Gulmi, Pyuthan and Palpa will be able to benefit from it. This road, which connects Sandhikharka with the provincial capital through a short road, will also play an important role in expanding the transport access in the rural areas of the district.TAG_OPEN_div_54

According to Lekhnath Pandey, a social worker of Bhumikasthan Municipality-10, the locals of Bhumikasthan Municipality-10 will be directly benefited as the road passes through wards 5, 6 and 7 of Shitganga municipality and wards 9 and 10 of Bhumikasthan municipality.TAG_OPEN_div_52

At present, the citizens of these areas have to face various problems in reaching the headquarters, provincial capitals and other market areas due to geographical conditions and access to roads. After the completion of the road construction, the movement of the local people will be easy and it will also be easier to transport agricultural and livestock products to the market.

The possibility of getting a market for vegetables, fruits, milk and other agricultural products produced in rural areas will increase. With the expansion of road access, it is also expected that it will help in increasing trade, business, hotel and tourism activities at the local level.

Similarly, the establishment of direct road connectivity with the provincial capital Bhalubang will provide a big relief to the citizens commuting for government office work, health treatment, educational activities and business purposes. It is believed that it will have a positive impact on the overall economic activities as it will reduce the time taken to reach the state capital, fuel cost and transportation cost.TAG_OPEN_div_46

Although progress is being made in the construction of the Gachhe-Bhalubang road, adequate budget is needed to complete the entire road by blacktopping. Although the construction works done so far have prepared the foundation of the road, additional budget is needed for the upgradation and blacktopping of the remaining sections.

It is estimated that if about one billion budget is available, the entire road can be blacktopped. Therefore, the state and federal government need to give special priority to complete this road, which is a project of pride of the state government.

Since the road is connected to the provincial capital, the people of the district expect that it should be seen not only as a normal local road but also as a strategic road of provincial importance. The road is likely to be completed within the next few years if the work can be continued as a multi-year plan by allocating adequate budget.TAG_OPEN_div_40

TAG_OPEN_div_38 The Gachhe-Bhalubang road will bring Bhalubang, which is now geographically close but far away due to the road, to Arghakhanchi. This road will not only reduce the distance of 47 km but will also strengthen the economic, social and administrative ties of the district with the provincial capital.

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