Locals of Bouddha obstruct the road, protesting the delay in blacktopping the road section, in Kathmandu, on Thursday, May 9, 2019.
Photo: RSSKATHMANDU: The locals obstructed the main road in Bouddha nowadays as a sign of protest for the snail-paced road construction.The sorry state of the road msprint; the expansion works of which have been in a limbo for four years now msprint; has been troubling the locals as well as regular commuters.Cop try to let vehicles pass after local residents blocked the road for hours during a protest against the delay in blacktopping the under-construction road at Bouddha, in Kathmandu, on Thursday, May 09, 2019.
Photo: Skanda Gautam/THTThe intense protest nowadays resulted in a clash between the locals and police personnel.
The police fired tear gas shells to control the protestors.In the meantime, an alternative route from Chabahil to Maakalbari has been arranged.