19.5 km road blacktopped from Anbukhaireni to Bandipur

DAMAULI, JANUARY 21: As part of the ongoing Muglin-Pokhara road expansion project, 19.5 km of road has been blacktopped. The blacktopping is done from Anbukhaireni to Bandipur of Tanahu district. The engineer mobilized under the project, Bishnu Prasad Pande, informed that among the blacktopping, there is a two-way pitch at a 7.2 km distance.

The blacktopping is now undergoing at the Baradi section. It would be carried out on both sides, he added. The locals and travellers had complained that the dusty roads had caused sheer inconvenience.

Similarly, a motorable bridge in arc design is being constructed over the Madi River. The bridge, connecting Byas municipality ward no 4 and 5 is constructed at the cost of Rs 210 million. The Muglin-Pokhara road expansion project is going on with contracts in two phases.