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A Coordination and Monitoring Committee has been formed by the Nepali Army to take forward the construction of the Kathmandu-Terai Madhesh Fast Track (KTFT) at the earliest. The 72.5 kilometres national pride project is being implemented by the Nepali Army (NA). The four-lane express way will pass through Khokana of Lalitpur, Lalitpur, Kathmandu, and Makawanpur and reach Nijgadh of Bara district.
The Committee is chaired by NA Spokesperson Brigadier General Narayan Silwal and is tasked to resolve the issues emanating while implementing the estimated Rs 175.19 billion project. The Project is not only strategically important but also multifaceted.
The Committee has already sprung into action toward delivering on the mandate. The Project initiated in the fiscal year 2017/18 is expected to be completed by mid-January, 2025. There will be 87 bridges with a total length of 10,596 meters covering 14.62 percent of the total length of the KTFT. So far the project’s financial and physical progress is around 20 percent. Until the last fiscal year, Rs 37.96 billion was spent. Lately, NA Brigadier General Kamal Bikram Shah takes charge of coordinating the project implementation.
The feasibility study of the project was conducted in 2049 BS and the Danish government supported it. The project is taken as the shortest route connecting the Kathmandu Valley to the Tarai Madhesh. The government in the budget announcement for the fiscal year 2066-67 BS (2009-10) decided to open an approach road to the Expressway and as per the decision, the NA completed the work in three years at a cost of Rs 940 million. The project remains as a national pride project with its strategic significance. Political parties wrangled for a long to decide the matter of handling the responsibility of the project development.
Finally, the NA was entrusted with the responsibility unanimously. According to NA Spokesperson Silwal, the implementation of the Asian Highway Standard Project goes on in a rapidly way.
"The Committee has been entrusted with the responsibility to accelerate and complete construction of the Project as the organization's mandate. It would be our major responsibility to fulfill that mandate." Committee chairperson Silwal stated.
“The Committee, formed to accelerate the Project consists of Colonel Rakshya KC, Lieutenant Colonel Sauravman Singh Basnet, Colonel Kamal Baniya and Colonel Dharmendra Jha” added Committee Chairperson Silwal._RSS
Photo credit: Spotlight Nepal
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