Although it was said that vehicles would be operating on a new track from Asad 15 in view of the rainy season, vehicles are still operating on the diversion of the river as there have been no problems.
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The BP Highway, which was damaged by the floods of Asoj 2081, is not yet ready. The road is being built by raising a wall up to 8 meters above the river level to prevent further damage from the floods.
The Road Division Office, Bhaktapur, had prepared to ply vehicles on the new track from Asad 15, keeping in mind the monsoon. Although preparations were made to open the new track without stopping traffic based on the prediction that the monsoon would begin at that time, vehicles were plying from the diversion of the river itself as there was no problem of flooding, said Suman Yogesh, head of the Road Division Office, Bhaktapur.
‘There is no problem in plying on the new track, vehicles are plying from the diversion of the river itself as there has been no problem of flooding yet,’ Yogesh said, ‘The work of building the new track will continue until the floods do not cause problems.’ He said that the problem will only arise when there is continuous rain.
The work has not yet started on the construction of the road by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). JICA has laid the foundation stone for the construction of a 3.2 km two-lane road in the Piple-Barkhekhola section. Work on this section will begin only after the monsoon, said Yogesh, the head of the Road Division, Bhaktapur. The road is being constructed with a grant of Rs 2.6 billion from Japan. Accordingly, its construction should be completed by Mangsir 2084. The construction contract has been taken by the Japanese company Shimizu Corporation.
In this section, the road is being constructed by placing large stones on the river bank and graveling it on top, keeping the monsoon in mind. Machines have been arranged at various places. Chief Yogesh said that the machines have been placed so that vehicles can operate immediately in case of flooding.
‘The construction of permanent structures has not started in the section to be built by JICA, floods can cause problems there,’ he said, ‘It is a short distance, we have arranged machines so that work can be done immediately in case of flooding.’ Permanent road construction work is currently underway. He said that more sustainable road construction is underway, keeping in mind the damage caused by the previous floods.
Yogesh said that RCC, plum concrete and machinery walls are currently being constructed. He said that work on drains and culverts is also underway. Road construction work is currently underway in the Katunje Ghumayun, Chowkidanda, Narke, Dalabesi, Peeple, Chiuriwas and Mangaltar sections of the BP Highway.
‘The road is to be built at a height of 8 meters from the river level, we have prepared the road so that the flood will not cause problems when driving up to a height of three and a half meters,’ Yogesh said, ‘We will not stop the work even in the rainy season, the work will continue, if the flood causes problems, we will stop the work and drive vehicles on the new track.’
Currently, this road is only made of gravel. Before the flood, the highway was built along the banks of the Roshi River, due to which the most damage was caused by the flood on this highway. Yogesh claims that the blacktop work on the new track will be completed before the monsoon in the coming fiscal year. He said that the process of constructing the remaining concrete bridges on the highway will begin in the coming fiscal year. The road has also been prepared in the Sindhuli section to allow vehicles to ply during the monsoon. Although work is underway in some sections, arrangements will be made for vehicles to ply immediately if there is a problem due to flooding, the Road Division, Khalte, Sindhuli has stated.
The flood of Asoj 2081 damaged a 30.5 km area along the highway from Bhakundebensi to Nepalthok. The work has been progressed by making 4 packages, 3 towards Kavre and 1 towards Sindhuli, and the contract agreement has been signed. The contract for the 11 km section from Bhakundebensi to Charsayabensi of the highway being constructed in two lanes has been taken by Lama-Nawakantipur JV. The contract for the 9 km section from Charsayabensi to Dalabesi is being taken by Khani-Kamaljit-Awan JV. The contract for both contracts was signed in Ashar 2082.
The contract for the 2.3 km section from Piple to Dalabesi was signed with Uma & Company-Bhandari-Amarjyoti JV in Kartik 2082. The 5 km section from Barkhe Khola to Nepalthok falls in Sindhuli. The contract for this section has been taken by Kharidhunga-Ghising-Kshitij JV. The work on all sections should be completed within 2 years as per the agreement.
This highway connecting the Eastern Terai carries 3,000 to 4,000 vehicles daily. During Dashain, more than 7,000 vehicles travel daily. After the flood washed away the diversion of the river, the construction businessmen who took the contract in the relevant section have been doing the work of constructing it and operating it.
