Locals protest govt indifference to road upgrading

Bhaktapur, Aug 10: The locals here have protested sheer indifference of concerned sectors, including the government, towards construction of an alternative route to the Araniko Highway- the Chyamasing-Tathali-Nala road.     

They staged a demonstration by planting banana trees on the road on Sunday.     

They had a symbolic protest with banana plantation, demanding immediate repair and upgrading of the road, which is now full of defects.     

Even the concretizing of road at the Ramsita Temple area of Changunarayan municipality-9 was left incomplete, the locals shared. The Dakshinkali Youth Club led the protest with a signature drive to create pressure on the concerned sides.     

Club Chairman Suresh Raj Giri said they staged the demonstration by signing in a banner on the road and drew the attention of people's representatives. He expressed worry why the local government was not paying heed to urgency, while the road is a reliable alternative route to the Araniko Highway to reach Banepa from the Kathmandu Valley.     

Thousands of vehicles ply on this route daily also because the Araniko Highway is being widened in the Jagate-Sanga-Dhulikhel section at present.     

Locally, the route is named the Ganesh Man Road as then Minister for Transport Ganesh Man Singh had laid a foundation stone for it in 2016BS.(RSS)