Tribeni (Nawalparasi), July 3: The second time extended deadline for the completion of Narayangadh-Butwal road widening project is expiring on coming July 23.
The road expansion work was
initiated after entering into an agreement in 2019. In the meantime, the
deadline of the project has been extended for two times.
Information Officer at the project,
engineer Shiva Khanal informed that 52 percent works have been so far completed
in the Nawalparasi eastern section.
The eastern section of the project
covers 65 kilometers from Gaindakot-based Narayani Bridge to Daunne.
Information Officer Khanal shared the blacktopping of 44-km out of 130-km of
both sides of the projected four-lane road has been completed.
"One can now travel through
27-km one-way blacktopped road along the section. The base is ready for
blacktopping on the 6.6-km road", he shared.
Project chief of the eastern
section of the Road Expansion Project, Ashish Thapa Magar said the China State
Construction Engineering Corporation, which was awarded the contract for the
construction, has planned to blacktop in the ready area though it has not
advanced any additional work during the current deadline. (RSS)