Kaligandaki corridor: 14-km of Rahughat-Tatopani blacktopped

Myagdi, May 2 : A total of 14 kilometers of the Rahughat-Tatopani section has been blacktopped under the Beni-Jomsom-Korala road project.  

  
An agreement was signed with the contractor company in 2074 BS for blacktopping the 19-km road from Rahughat of Raghuganga rural municipality-3 to Bhurung Tatopani Nagdhunga of Annapurna rural municipality-2 in Myagdi district.  

  
According to the company, blacktopping has been completed in 14 kilometers of Rahupare-Bhurung Tatopani section.  

  
The road has been blacktopped after the construction of drains and walls for drainage by widening the road by 11 meters.    

The 202-km road from Maldhunga in Parbat to Korala in Mustang via Myagdi along the 435-km-long Kaligandaki Corridor has been blacktopped since the fiscal year 2073÷74 BS. So far, its physical progress has been 85 percent. (RSS)