Baglung's Nisi-Khola Road Upgraded for Alternative Route

Baglung. The alternative road of the National Pride Project Mid-Hilly Highway has been upgraded. The road from Jhimphakhola of Nisi-Khola Rural Municipality-4 to Dhand of Ward No. 5 has been upgraded.

The road, which was tracked in 2073 BS, has been upgraded at a cost of Rs 2 crore this fiscal year with Rs 1 crore each from the federal government and Nisi-Khola Rural Municipality.

This year, four kilometers of graveling, blacktopping, drain construction, widening, and gabion work have been done, informed Dilram Bantha Magar, information officer of the rural municipality. He said that the work is being done as per the agreement signed with JSR-KT JV on Magh 27, 2082, with the aim of completing the work by June 15.

Bantha Magar said that gravel has been laid on this section this year to operate traffic through the alternative road as the Mid-Hilly Highway is obstructed by floods in Kalapaira of Nisi-Khola Rural Municipality-5 during the rainy season.

He said, "This year, a large investment has been made to gravel four kilometers of road. Once this road is managed, there will be no problem for short and long-distance vehicles if the Mid-Hilly Highway is obstructed during the rainy season. Work has been going on in partnership with the budget of the federal government and the rural municipality since the past."

The road is 25 kilometers long from Pakhutte of Dhorpatan Municipality-2 to Dhand of Nisi-Khola-5. It connects Wards No. 2, 4, and 5 of Nisi-Khola Rural Municipality and Ward No. 2 of Dhorpatan Municipality. Ten years ago, the track was opened at a cost of Rs 61 lakh by collecting Rs 2 lakh each from the then Nisi, Bohoragaun, and Devisthan Village Development Committees, Rs 40 lakh from the Ministry of Finance, Rs 7 lakh from DoliDAR organization, and Rs 8 lakh from the District Development Committee.

Local Min Bahadur Gharti Magar said that it will be easier to transport goods and travel after the road is graveled. The road has not been able to operate vehicles for a decade since the track was opened due to the lack of proper management. He said that it will be easier for vehicles going from western Nepal to the capital Kathmandu to operate via this road.