MUSTANG, Oct 3: Eighteen cargo trucks belonging to the Sino Hydro Power Company have remained stuck near the Mustang Customs Office since Tuesday. Although the containers have already gone through customs clearance, they are unable to pass through due to the lack of a road diversion at the Ghami River in Lo-Ghekhar Damodarkunda rural municipality-2.
The Ghami River lies along the Jomsom–Korala road section, and since there is no diversion facility, the 10-wheeled trucks carrying construction materials imported from China have not been able to pass through.
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Bishnu Prasad Bhusal, the Chief District Officer of Mustang, stated that the temporary bridge currently in use cannot support the weight of heavy trucks. He also mentioned that a new diversion will be constructed after the Dashain festival, in collaboration with the Sino Hydro Power Project and other stakeholders, to address this issue.
Rural Municipality Chairperson Lopsang Chhompel Bista said that although the Korala border point with China is now fully operational, the lack of diversion at the Ghami River remains a major obstacle for transporting goods.
The construction of a 40-meter single-span permanent bridge over the river started seven years ago, but is still incomplete. The project, contracted in 2018 with a budget of Rs 68 million, was awarded to Himdung & Thokar Construction (P.) Ltd. So far, it reports only about 75 percent of the physical progress.
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