Road expansion campaign going great gun: PMO secy

KATHMANDU, JAN 27 - 

Secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), Krishna Hari Banskota, has said the road expansion and reconstruction campaign has witnessed significant progress in recent days. On Saturday, a team led by Banskota conducted site inspections of various roads under construction and reported that the work was progressing at a rapid pace.

According to Banskota, a number of roads are on the verge of being blacktopped and in the meantime, footpaths are being built on already expanded roads. However, he proposed that the concerned authorities complete the assigned work without any compromise on construction quality. He urged authorities to stick to the plan of disabled-friendly footpaths and relocate utility poles as soon as the road is expanded, together with tree plantation in areas with adequate available space. Banskota also called on officials to develop Tinkune and Narayanchaur as green belts.

A statement released by the PMO confirmed the blacktopping of various roads, including stretches at Dillibazar-Bhatbhateni to the Bhairavnath Battalion (3.3km), Kamal Pokhari to Maitidevi (1km) and Gairidhara to Baluwatar (1km). Other smaller blacktopped strips include Chabahil Chowk (150m), Kalikasthan (700m), Naniganj Gairidhara (300m), Gairidhara Chate Ganesh (280m), Gairidhara police headquarters (300m), Maitidevi Seto Pul (320m), Chabahil Ganeshthan (500m), Bhatbhateni to Bishalnagar (700m) and Kandevthan to Liladhar (900m).

The PMO’s third inspection of the road expansion campaign included chiefs and officials from the Ministry of Physical Planning and Works, the Kathmandu Metropolitan City, the Kathmandu Valley Town Development Implementation Committee, the Ministry of Local Development, Kathmandu Upetyeka Khanipani Limited and the Nepal Police.

Source: The Kathmandu Post