Saujanya Nepal, director of the Nagdhunga-Sisnekhola Tunnel Construction Project, said that the tunnel work will be closed from Tuesday to Saturday.
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The work on the Nagdhunga-Sisnekhola tunnel has been halted due to the elections. The project has stated that there will be no work for a few days as the workers involved in the construction have gone to their districts to vote.
The work on the tunnel will be halted from Tuesday to Saturday, said Saujanya Nepal, director of the Nagdhunga-Sisnekhola Tunnel Construction Project.
‘Holi has fallen at this time, and the elections have also taken place,’ he said, ‘Most of the tunnel work has been completed, landslide control work was being done towards Dhading, now the tunnel work has been halted for a few days.’
He said that work will continue as usual from next Sunday. He said that the Nepali workers working on the tunnel have gone to vote. During this period, the project has also stated that movement inside the tunnel has been stopped.
The construction of the tunnel began on 4 Kartik 2076. So far, its construction progress is 98 percent. Currently, the selection of the service provider company is in the final stage. After the selection of the service provider, the process of tunnel operation will move forward. Accordingly, the work should be completed within 42 months from the start of construction.
The main tunnel is 2,688 meters long and the emergency tunnel is 2,557 meters long. The tunnel is being constructed by the Japanese company Hazma Endo Corporation.
