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RSS
The construction of a motorable bridge on the Kaligandaki highway, a national pride project, has been stalled for the last four years.
The bridge construction over the Lamay Khola river is lying idle due to the construction company's negligence and faulty design. The bridge connects Devisthan, Ward No 6 of Phalebas Municipality, and Kurgha, Ward No 10.
Although the roadway track has been constructed from Mirmi of Syangja to Modibeni of Parbat district, the Kaligandaki Corridor section of the highway is incomplete due to the lack of a bridge over the Lamay Khola river.
It is said the under-construction motorable bridge is in limbo due to the faulty design on the part of the engineer.
The 25-meter-long bridge is being constructed for Rs 56.4 million. Nayabato Gauchan JV has been awarded the contract for building the bridge. However, the construction company had sub-contracted it to the petty contractor.
The design of the bridge was prepared by the engineer of the Kaligandaki corridor project. As per this design, the bridge was constructed with a large rock as the base at each end of the bridge. The locals had opposed this design. However, the project engineer awarded the contract without correcting the 'faulty design.'
The contract for the construction of the bridge was awarded to Nayabato Gauchan JV in 2018. The contractor company had said at the time that the bridge would be completed within three years.
Meanwhile, Chief of Kaligandaki highway project Subodh Kumar Devkota said preparations are on to restart the bridge construction according to the new design. He said construction works on the bridge would start within few months.
The main contractor is out of contact at present after subcontracting the bridge construction to a petty contractor. The structure of the bridge has not progressed further after this.
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