KAVREPALANCHOK, Dec 19: The construction of a road linking Katunje of Kavrepalanchowk district to Hetauda, the capital of Bagmati Province, has started.
The road construction from Katunje of BP Highway to Hetauda via Kharpachowk, Lekhpani-Sungure-Budhakhani-Phoksingtar-Gokule-Taldhunga has begun.
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The Bagmati Province government had sanctioned Rs 946 million in the last fiscal year for the road construction. According to the Infrastructure Development Office, the construction of the road has begun with the allocation of Rs 70 million in the current fiscal year. Tenders have already been announced for upgrading the 15 kilometers long road in the first phase.
Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning of Bagmati Province government, Bahadur Singh Lama, Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development, Yubraj Dulal, Minister for Water Supply, Energy and Irrigation, Tirtha Lama, and Province Assembly member Ratna Dhakal jointly laid the foundation stone for the road at Katunje of Roshi Rural Municipality amidst a function on Monday.
