INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
BENI, DECEMBER 3The pace of the construction of RCC bridges from Beni of Myagdi to
Korala of Mustang has been accelerated
The infrastructure development is taking place under the Kaligandaki Corridor Road Project, the project of a national pride.
Beni-Galeshwar section blacktopped
So far, the
Beni-Jomsom-Korala road section reports the constructions of 16 motorable bridges, averting the condition for undertaking a perilous journey
along rivers and rivulets.Public bus driver Bikash Bhandari said with the upgrading of the roadway, the travel is becoming relatively less
risky primarily during rains
"Driving during the rains was really challenging
We witnessed the sweeping away of vehicles by rivers
Now the situation is improving."
Project engineer Bishnu Chapagain said so far 16 bridges: 13 under the project and three
by the Department of Roads have been built in Rahughat, Begkhola, Tiplyang, Pokharebagar, Dana, Luprakhola, Chhantangkhola, Letekhola,
Lomanthang Khola, Kimling Khola, Namdok Khola, Bharmakhola, Syangkhola and Ghatkekhola in Myagdi and Mustang.Likewise, eight bridges are
under construction and it has been proposed to build other four bridges including in Rupse Falls.The 208-kilometer project that originates
from Maldhunga of Parbat and concludes in Korala, the Nepal-China border in Mustang has been implemented since the past seven years.
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