Butwal, June 6
A road tunnel will be constructed to from Chidiyakhola of Rupandehi to Dobhan of Palpa along the Siddhartha Highway in Province 5 to skip possible landslides near Siddhababa in Palpa, says Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Raghubir Mahaseth.
Around 70 persons have lost their lives in past 10 years along the three-kilometre section here in the accidents caused by landslides.
Maheseth, while visiting the road section on Wednesday, claimed the construction works would begin as soon as the new fiscal year starts in mid-July.
The Minister has also directed concerned officials to submit the report about how to carry out the project within next one week. “I should receive the report in one week so that the construction works will begin in the new fiscal year,” he said, “The plans proposed by this government in the recently announced in the budget are not just to show off, but to implement.”
“This government is different from previous ones. You will know it within next three to four months, once we will begin the construction works.”
Minister Mahaseth had visited the site accompanied by top officials of the Ministry and Department of Roads.
