85% work completed on Beni-Jomsom-Korala section of Kaligandaki Corridor

Kathmandu: So far, 85% of the work on the Beni-Jomsom-Korala section of the Kaligandaki Corridor has been completed under the North-South Trade Route Expansion Project.

The project started except for the nine projects added in the current fiscal year, the overall physical progress of the section reached 85%. Information Officer of Beni-Jomsom-Korala Road Project Bishnu Chapagain said that 85 % of physical progress has been made towards upgrading the road and 84 % towards the construction of bridges and culverts.

Chapagain said that the construction of the national pride project connecting the northern Korala border transit point was started in the fiscal year 2016/17. According to Project Information Officer Chapagain, seven big and small roads have been blacktopped while six roads have been gravelled under the road expansion project.

He said the blacktopping and upgrading of the road has been completed in seven phases including Beni Kalipul, Beni Galeshwor, Tatopani to Kaiku, Kaiku to Kowang and Jomsom Kagbeni section of Myagdi. He added that the work on the Jomsom-Korala section has been completed in six phases and the graveling work on 25 kilometres of Charang-Chhoser section has reached the final stage.

Chapagain said contract signed for blacktopping 105-km road and of 75-km blacktopping has been completed. He said out of 110 km Jomsom-Korala section, gravelling has been completed on 90 km of the road, Of the 19 bridges that were to be constructed under the Project, 14 have already been completed while the rest are under construction.

Chapagain said of the 14 bridges completed, nine were constructed in the Mustang section and five in the Myagdi section.

RSS