Humla district has been included in the national road network for the first time after the installation of a bailey bridge at Chuwa Khela in Kharpunath at the initiative of the Nepali Army.
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The country's premier security organization, the Nepali Army, has completed 32 road projects of strategic importance. In the process, more than 1,400 kilometers of 'pilot tracks' of roads have been opened and handed over to the government, informed Manoj Thapa, Director of War Operations of the Nepali Army.
Humla has been connected to the national road network after the installation of the Belly Bridge at Chuwa Khela in Kharpunath of the Karnali Corridor, which is a national pride project. The Nepali Army has also contributed to this. The Nepali Army is currently constructing more than 274 kilometers of roads under five road projects including Khandwari-Kimathanga, Karnali Corridor, Banighat-Arugha-Larkabhanjyang and Darchula-Tinkaran. Director Thapa informed that the army is working with priority to complete these projects of national pride on the specified date. He said that the construction of the Kathmandu-Terai Madhesh Expressway, which is being carried out under the management of the Nepali Army, is progressing with speed. The army had taken the responsibility of constructing the road in Baisakh 2074 BS. Although the responsibility was received, there was some delay in starting the project work due to the time taken to approve the Detailed Project Report (DPR). The physical progress of the 70.977 km long project is currently 43.6 and the financial progress is 44.72, said Project Director Dharmendra Kumar Jha. More than 87 bridges are to be constructed under the expressway. Some of them will be 82 meters high.
Jha clarified that since such bridges have also reached the final stage of construction, the project will be completed within the scheduled date of mid-Chait 2083 BS and the initial estimated cost of Rs 2013 billion.
This will be a short-distance highway that will directly connect the Kathmandu Valley with the Central Tarai. After construction, it is expected that the cost and time of transporting goods from the Tarai to Kathmandu will be greatly reduced and it will contribute significantly to the country's economic development.
The Army has stated that two of the seven tunnels under the project have been drilled, two are under construction and the 'portal' work of three is underway. Director Jha said that the Army is making special efforts to complete the work as per the project's goals.
