Butwal-Pokhara road section to be upgraded as expressway

Gandaki, May 29: The government is going to upgrade the Butwal-Pokhara section of Siddhartha Highway as an expressway. 

Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle said this while presenting the budget for the fiscal year 2026/27 at the joint meeting of the Federal Parliament today. 

He said that the ongoing work of Siddhababa Tunnel way will be completed within the next fiscal year. It is mentioned in the budget that construction of four-lane road from Anbukhaireni in Tanahun to Pokhara under Prithvi Highway will be completed soon. 

Similarly, the construction of Mugling-Ambukhaireni section will be started soon. The 40 kilometers of road under Nagdhunga-Mugling section will be upgraded and Nagdhunga tunnel will be put into operation from coming July.

 Finance Minister Wagle shared that Rs 6.55 billion has been allocated for these projects. (RSS)