Kathmandu, April 25
The British government’s Department for International Development says it will fund the construction of Mugu-Humla link road in Karnali Province of Nepal.
The construction of road under the UK’s Rural Access Programme Phase 3 (RAP3) was announced at an event organised in Surkhet on Tuesday.
So far, Humla is not connected by road to the rest of Karnali Province and when completed, this road will link Humla to the rest of the country, helping improve livelihoods and unlock the district’s economic potential.
Present at the event were Karnali Province Chief Minister Mahendra Bahadur Shahi, Karnali Provincial Assembly Speaker Raj Bahadur Shahi, Karnali Province Infrastructure Development Minister Khadka Bahadur Khatri, Chairperson of Humla District Coordination Committee Dan Bahadur Rawat, Chairperson of Mugu DCC Purna Bahadur Rokaya, Mayor of Chhayanat Rara Municipality Hari Jung Shahi, Chairperson of Chankheli Rural Municipality Dhana Lal Chaulagai and RAP3 Programme Coordinator Jeevan Guragain, Department for Local Infrastructure Development and Agricultural Roads.
The construction of this road will create up to 600,000 employment days and provide jobs for close to 1,300 workers, of which nearly 40 per cent will be women, according to DfID.
