They have also drawn the attention of the government to create an environment where passengers can reach their homes and celebrate the festival without any trouble.
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Stakeholders have emphasized that flood-damaged, damaged and destroyed roads should be made easy before the festival. They have also drawn the attention of the government to create an environment where passengers can reach their homes and celebrate the festival without any trouble.
During the discussion on the state of road transport and infrastructure in the Infrastructure Development Committee of the House of Representatives on the eve of the festival, the MP demanded that the road infrastructure should be built not only during the annual festival but also for twelve months. Due to the rains, there was also a discussion about the speedy opening of the connecting road between the Kodari section of Arani Highway and the Rasuwagadhi crossing.
MP Madhav Sapkota says that since both the northern routes (the road connecting Rasuwagadhi and Tatopani) are closed, they should be opened as soon as possible. 'Fruits, clothes and daily consumables are imported through this border,' he said, 'again during the festive season, the market becomes more expensive when these borders are closed and the goods cannot come in.' They say that even the houses have been hit by landslides. Another MP, Mahesh Basnet, said that due to the blocking of the Kodari section and the Syafrubansi-Rasuwagadhi road, the problem was compounded in the face of the festival.
He emphasized that these roads should be built before the festival. Most of the parliamentarians suggested to pay attention to the road during the festive season. MP Sita Gurung says that the flood-damaged roads should be repaired quickly. "There should be regular and effective monitoring of the roads that have been constructed after the rain damage," she said, "so that passengers do not suffer during the festival."
Even though online tickets will be opened during the festival, she suggests that the concerned authorities should pay attention to this. Parliamentarian Prakash Jwala said that the international road not only connects the capital but also the backbone of the country, so the government should not hesitate in its operation. "The Kodari section of Safrubensi to Rasuwagadhi crossing and Arani highway should be completed by the time of the festival," he said, "otherwise the goods arriving at the market through other crossings will become expensive, the ministry will have to give special priority to the road connecting these two crossings." "There is no need to create an atmosphere of quarrels when arranging tickets online during festivals, middlemen used to dominate big jobs, it is surprising that middlemen dominate even tickets to go home during Dasain," he said, "It is important to discourage such activities." MP Shakti Bahadur Basnet emphasized that whenever there is a problem on the road, alternative solutions should be found.
MP Nisha Dangi said that in the construction of road infrastructure, attention should be paid to solving long-term problems rather than short-term ones. "Government should pay attention to building climate adaptation infrastructure," she said. MP Sushila Shrestha said that traffic police should be mobilized to take action against vehicles carrying more passengers than their capacity during the festival.
Parliamentarian Dayal Bahadur Shahi says that not only when Dasain-Tihar comes, but also during the whole twelve months, the roads should be made easy for travelers to reach their homes. Keshav Kumar Sharma, Secretary of the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, said that work is underway to open the Syafrubansi-Rasuwagadhi road within a week. He said that preparations are being made on how to open the Kodari section of Arani Highway and the work is being done accordingly.
Deepak Bahadur Singh, Chairman of the Infrastructure Development Committee, says that by facilitating the road infrastructure, we should create an environment to bring goods from Tatopani and Rasuwagadhi crossings. "Not only the road, online ticket sales should be made easier during the festival," he said, "drivers and people at the booking counter can charge more fares from passengers, if they are found to have charged more fares after thorough investigation, action should be taken." "China is building a bridge to connect Rasuwagadhi, we are building the road," he said, "when China builds the bridge, the road will also be operational."
The Kodari section under the Araniko highway is at a standstill after a landslide occurred on July 17. Porters are taking risks and bringing goods from Tatopani crossing. Syafrubansi-Rasuwagadhi road section is deserted at this time. On June 24, the floods in the Lhende River swept away the bridge connecting the border, and the ready goods could not arrive, so now the Rasuwagadhi customs border has also come to a standstill.
In more than half a dozen places in the Syafrubansi-Rasuwagadhi section, the roads are closed due to the flooding of Bhotekosi. 13 days after the flood damaged the road, one-way operation started on July 4.
