Kathmandu, September 20
The Nepali Army says it will amend the detail project report of Kathmandu-Terai fast track to make changes in the plan.
The Army is currently studying the report prepared by India’s IL and FC to make changes, informs Major Genera Yogendra Bahadur Khand, who also leads the Fast Track Directive Committee.
He says it will take around nine months to amend the plan.
The height of bridges will be decreased as the structures taller than 75 metres will have a higher risk of collapse during earthquakes, he informs lawmakers at a meeting of the Development Committee in Parliament today.
“We will complete the construction of fast track within four years,” he says, “Foreign technicians and Nepali construction workers will also be involved in the construction besides army personnel.”
The Army has already established five base camps to expedite the construction works, according to Khand.
Then Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal had laid the foundation stone for the fast track on May 28 this year. The government plans to complete the construction within next four years.
The government has already endorsed the working procedure for the construction.
After the construction, it will take around an hour to reach Nijgadh via the 76-kilometre road that spans across Lalitpur, Makawanpur and Bara districts.
There will be a 1.5-kilometre tunnel, 99 bridges and six overhead bridges along the road.
