DAMAULI, Dec 20: The deadline of the western section of the Mugling-Pokhara Road Project has been extended for the second time.
The Project's western section which covers a distance of 38.8 kms from Jamune in the district of Tanahun to Setipul in Pokhara along the Prithvi Highway was given the extended timeline for its construction.
Engineer of Mugling-Pokhara Road Project (western section), Saujanya Nepal, said that the timeline of the project has been extended till December 2025.
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China's Anhui Kaiyuan Road & Bridge Company is developing the western section of the Project at a cost of Rs 7.40 billion.
The construction company has pledged to complete the entire construction works within the new deadline.
So far, 34.94 per cent physical progress has been achieved in the project as the first layer blacktopping has been done on a 23.91 km section. Of the blacktopped road, 5.45 kms is two-way and 18.46 kms is one-way.
In this section, the construction company has been tasked with the construction of 11 bridges but only 5 of them have been completed so far.
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