JUMLA, Feb 18: The development of the road section from Kanaka Sundari Rural Municipality of Jumla that connects Khatyad of Mugu district has not seen any progress despite a lot of money being allocated for the project. Money has been allocated as many as 10 times for the development of the road section.
The road has neither seen any progress nor has there been any account of the allocated budget. In the first phase, Birat Rural Municipality had allocated Rs 1.9 million for road construction. Similarly, The District Development Committee of Jumla had allocated Rs 1.7 million, Rs 2.2 million from the District Development Committee of Mugu, Rs 700,000 from Khatyad Rural Municipality, Rs 4.2 million from Kanaka Sundari Rural Municipality in three phases, and Rs 10 million from Infrastructure Development Office of Jumla.
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Locals have expressed deep concerns over the lack of progress despite enough budget allocation by the government bodies for road development. They express dissatisfaction over the progress and the negligence of the bodies concerned. The locals also claim that the unfinished road will cause more problems for local commuters in the winter and rainy season and have urged the contractors to at least pave gravel on the road for vehicles to pass easily.
