GULMI, March 20: The Ridi-Tamghas section of the Madan Bhandari Highway is to remain closed for three weeks beginning today due to the road widening works.

UDAYAPUR, Aug 26: A landslide that occurred near Mauwasi rivulet of Udayapurgadhi Rural Municipality following the incessant rainfall has obstructed Madan Bhandari highway for two days.

KATARI, Aug 13: The Katari-Gaighat section of the Madan Bhandari Highway has been blocked due to a landslide triggered by incessant rain. The landslide occurred near the bridge over the Mauwasi rivulet at Udayapurgadhi Rural Municipality-6.

BIRENDRANAGAR, Dec 14: Although it has been under development for one and a half years, the 35 km Dhuliawit-Bhedbari road project in Surkhet is moving at a snail’s pace. With only 25% progress made in one and a half years, the road is not making much progress.

SINDHULI, April 28: The construction work of the Dharan-Chautara-Sindhuli-Hetauda (Madan Bhandari) highway has reached the final stage. The work in the western section of the highway is in full swing and 95 percent of the construction work has been completed so far, according to the project office of the western section of the highway.

KATHMANDU, Jan 30: The overall progress of the Madan Bhandari Highway has reached just 38 percent, although the project was started three years ago. A 366 km highway section under the project is currently facing a dispute over improper demarcation of roads delaying the construction.

SINDHULI, Feb 24: The under construction Dharan-Chatara-Sindhuli-Hetauda road section of Madan Bhandari Highway has reached the final stage.

KATHMANDU, Jan 24: The government has decided to enlist Sunkoshi-Marin Diversion Multipurpose Project as a ‘national pride project’.

UDAYAPUR, Nov 25: Blacktopping and road widening work at Gaighat road section of Madan Bhandari Highway – a national pride project – has been affect due to dispute between locals on road alignment.

UDAYPUR, Nov 12: Triyuga Municipality has decided to increase width of the Gaighat Bazaar section of under-construction Madan Bhandari Highway to 25 meters.

SINDHULI, Nov 5: The construction of the Dharan-Chatara-Sindhuli-Hetauda road section along the Madan Bhandari Highway is in the final stage, according to the road project.

UDAYPUR, March 9: Blacktopping work at the The Madan Bhandari Highway, which connects Dharan, Chatara, Gaighat, Katari, Sindhuli and Hetauda, and touches all eight local units of Udaypur district, is seeing rapid progress of late.