67-year-old Karma Angel Gurung of Lomanthang rural municipality-1 of Mustang still remembers how he reached Pokhara after taking 6 days. It is remembered that he went on a walk with his parents with herbs, jimbu, etc. and spent more than two months on his way back.

He said, "There was a lot of trouble even 6 years ago." Now it is possible to reach Pokhara in one day. After that, the vehicles have reached the border with China through Lomanthang to Corolla border crossing. Lomanthang-1 Ward President Pema Angya Gurung has now found it very easy to reach Pokhara, Butwal via Jomsom, Beni, Baglung by riding in a vehicle. He said that the compulsion to walk 6/7 days is now gone. 

"Earlier it used to be a very difficult journey," he said, "now it is possible to reach the city in a day." From Lomanthang, Korola, big trucks bring goods to the village. Tourists have started reaching the village. Along with the speed of construction of the corridor road of Kaligand, the remote village of Mustang has been successfully connected. Starting from eastern Nawalparasi in Gandaki province, the road has been constructed under the corridor to Palpa, Gulmi in Lumbini, Baglung, Parbat, Myagdi, Mustang in Gandaki. 

The 445 km road construction prioritized by the government and included in the project of national pride, has reached the residents of remote districts. The road drawn along the Kaligandaki river has reached the market for those living in remote areas. New settlements around the road have started. 

'We had to take two/three days to go to the market and go to the headquarters,' said 68-year-old Chandrashwar Dhungana of Baglung's Jaimani Municipality-7, 'now there is no problem in going to the city.' According to him, the memory of carrying salt from Butwal for a week is fresh. After the construction of the Kaligand corridor, not only his journey but also the residents of the remote areas of Baglung have become easier. 

After the Kaligandaki Corridor road track was opened, many sections are now being upgraded. As a result, new cities have been established in some places, while remote settlements have been connected to corridors, and travel has become easier. Apart from 17 km from Ramdi in Palpa to Ranimahal, the road is gravel. About 250 kilometers of roads have been blacked out. With the upgrading of roads, it has become easy to produce agricultural produce, access to education, health etc.

According to Harikala Newpane of Kaligand Rural Municipality-2 Arveni in Gulmi, after the opening of the corridor road, the number of vegetable growers and milk producers has increased in the village. "It has become very easy for us to reach the market," she said. So that it has become easier in daily life. Shanti Thapa Taramu, a women's health volunteer of Satyavati rural municipality-2, said, "Now we are very comfortable. "

According to him, even 10 years ago, he had to go for treatment after suffering a lot. Now it is possible to reach Tansen and Butwal within two/three hours. Along with the upgradation of the Kaligand corridor road, everyone in the village has been made comfortable. "Roads have become important in changing our daily lifestyle," she said, "Corridor roads have been a boon for this."

From Gaindakot in East Nawalparasi to Ramdi in Palpa, Ridi Arveni Purti Ghat in Gulmi through Jaimini in Baglung, Balewa, Beni in Maldhunga Myagdi, Jomsom in Mustang, Lomanthang to Korla Naka, the journey has not only changed the lives of some of the residents. The remote villages on the banks of the river Kaligand are becoming accessible and are turning into markets and commercial centers. Even in remote and difficult settlements, new markets have been formed with easy access to transportation. It has been possible to connect the mountains to the hills and the mountains to the plains.

Corridor track opening work started in 2064 . In 2067, this North-South Highway, considered as one of the projects of national pride, was to be built in 5 years . Under the road department, the North-South and Commercial Route Expansion Project Directorate has divided it into two sections and proceeded with the work . The black paper work on the Kaligandaki Corridor, which is promoted as a three-country transport route of economic, cultural and tourist importance connecting India and China, has progressed rapidly, and it has become a project to change the destiny of the residents of remote rural settlements in this section . 

70-year-old Thaneshwar Bhattarai from Chelung of Baughagumha, Tansen Municipality-13 of Palpa has also been facilitated by the Kaligandaki Corridor. Although it was only 14 km away from the capital, it was almost remote. He said that now he is happy to reach Tansen within 25 minutes. "It has become very easy for us when we are sick and suffering," he said, "It has been a lot of joy when vehicles run from house to house." Kaligandaki Corridor covers not only the new market but also the religious area. As a result, domestic and foreign tourists have also increased. The corridor has also helped in the promotion of religious and touristic areas. Many remote villages of East Nawalpur have now become comfortable. Bulingtar, Dedhgaon, Ruchang and other settlements are connected by road to Gandakot. After the black paper road, the tourist area has been developed . 

Mamata Shrestha of Dedhagaon, Boudikali Rural Municipality of East Nawalparasi, East Nawalpur is happy that her business has flourished now. "Earlier, we had to spend two days to go to Ghandakot," he said, "but now we are very happy to be able to reach within two hours." The corridor of Kaligand has been able to send the cattle, potatoes and greens to Narayangadh after cooking and feeding them. She said that as soon as the corridor was paved, local products such as vegetables and fruits got a market. 

After the opening of Kaligand's corridor road, many vehicles have been operating . The hotel business has flourished . Vegetables and fruits of the village have been sold. As a result, financial income has also increased. Due to the corridor of Kaligand, settlements have increased in various places of Rampur Municipality. Tourist places are near. "It has become easy to bring Indian tourists here," said Kamal Rana of Tansen Municipality-14 Argali, "Religious places have been brought closer by the corridor, so the number of religious tourists has increased." Under the

corridor, under the upper section, Baglung and the mountain border from Maldhunga to Korla pass, Beni-Jomsom-Korola is 2 hundred and 2 kilometers. From the lower section of Maldhunga to Gaidakot in East Nawalpur, Gaidakot-Ramdi-Maldhunga is 245 km. The corridor has directly connected more than two million people of 6 districts of Lumbini and Gandaki provinces to the road network . Kalpana Adhikari, head of the Kaligand Corridor (Gandakot-Ramdi-Maldhunga) road project, said that along with the upgrading of the road, economic, social and cultural development has taken place. According to him, it has become easy for Indian tourists to enter due to the connection of some religious and tourist areas.

North-South and Commercial Road Expansion Project Directorate under the road department divided it into two sections and proceeded with the work . There is a project office at Palpa for the 245 km section of Gaindakot-Ramdi-Maldhunga (South) project of the Kaligand corridor. For the 202 km section of Beni-Jomsom-Korla (North) section, work is being done from Mustang's Jomsom office . 

According to Vishnu Chapagai, Information Officer of Kaligandaki Corridor (Maldhunga-Jomsom-Korla) Road Plan, the gravel level road has reached from Kagbeni in Mustang to Korolana in the upper section. But for black paper, the contract has been made only up to Chusang. The budget for the subsequent sections has not yet been confirmed . Kaligandaki Corridor (Gaindakot-Ramdi-Maldhunga) Road Project According to the chief officer, the contract for the 17 km road from Ramdi to Ranimahal in Palpa has been signed. East of Kaligandaki Corridor is 87 km in Navalparasi, 78 in Palpa, 42 in Gulmi, 38 in Baglung, 13 in Parbat, 42 in Myagdi and 147 km in Mustang.

The road included in the Kaligandaki Corridor is a road that has been in use since time immemorial. The section of Silk Road that goes through Tibet-Lomanthang-Muktinath-Beni-Ridi to Lumbini falls under this road . If the construction of this corridor is completed, it is believed that the project will directly benefit 1 million 30 thousand residents of rural areas around the road area. Raman Bahadur Thapa, Mayor of Rampur Municipality, said that if the road work is completed quickly, the mineral industry can also benefit from the agricultural production of this area. It is estimated that 92 thousand 966 hectares will be cultivated out of 133 thousand 318 hectares of cultivable land under the