Infrastructure projects are added, the budget is not added

A few important projects were selected and announced as Gauravka projects with the aim of progressing the construction faster and easier than other projects. So that such projects do not have budget problems, the problems that arise during construction should be solved immediately. But now the biggest problem is in this project, where the construction work has not been able to accelerate due to the incompleteness of the preparatory work and the lack of sufficient budget.

In some projects, the compensation has not been distributed due to lack of sufficient budget allocation. Decades have passed since construction began on some projects, but progress has not increased. There has been a problem in speeding up the work of the project despite the change of the ministers leading the project. "There was not enough budget for the project, payments could not be made for the completed projects, some projects have been delayed due to the construction industry," said Sushilbabu Dhakal, Joint Secretary and Spokesperson of the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport.

is not only this, but the government has not given it the first priority even though it is called Gaurav's project. On the other hand, the heads of irrigation projects also have the same voice, "Everyone wants progress." But the budget is not enough. There is still confusion about the railway construction, even after 26 years since the start of the Melamchi water supply project, the valley has not been able to get water reliably.

Babai Irrigation Project

This project started from the financial year 045/46. According to the contract, the construction should be completed within 069/70. However, according to the revised schedule, the target was to be completed by 082/83. It is claimed that the project will be completed by 085/86 after seeing that work cannot be completed during this period as well. Its initial cost estimate is 2.87 billion 39 lakh rupees. Now the cost has been revised to 18 billion 963 million rupees. After the completion of the project, 21 thousand in the east of Bardia and 15 thousand in the west, the irrigation facility will reach 36 thousand hectares of arable land.

Sikta Irrigation Project

It has been two decades since this project started. Progress has not been cut by 50 percent. When the project was started in 062/63, it was said that it could be built by 071/72. Time added again to 077/78. In the 19 years since the project started, the progress is only 42 percent. It was targeted to be operational by 084/85 as per its revised schedule. It is claimed that the project will be completed within 089/90 as the work cannot be completed during this period. Its initial cost estimate was Rs 12.80 billion. Later it was revised to Rs 52 billion 89 crore. So far 21 billion 48 crore rupees have been spent. The project stated that along with the revision of the master plan, the budget was also revised. After the completion of the project, the irrigation facility will reach 42 thousand 766 hectares of Banke.

Rani Jamra Kularia Irrigation Project

This project was also started from the year 066/67. According to the initial agreement, it was supposed to be completed in 074/75. The main purpose of its construction is to provide irrigation facilities throughout the year in 38 thousand 300 hectares of agricultural land of Kailali with 14 thousand 300 hectares of Ranijamara Kularia irrigation system, 6 thousand from the extension of new branch canal Lamki and 18 thousand under the extension of irrigated area from Pathraiya to Kandra river. The overall physical progress of the

project is only 74.36 percent. 20 billion 53 million rupees have been spent. The cost estimate at the start of the project was Rs 12.37 billion. Construction of 14.65 km main canal and structure under intake, Lamki extension under Nepal Government investment has been completed. The construction of 4.71 MW hydropower has reached its final stage. Nepal government has invested 17.56 billion 72 million and the World Bank has invested 9.95 billion 51 million in the project. Its estimated cost is 27 billion 70 crore rupees.

Mahakali Irrigation Project

The progress of this project is 22.18 percent. When the project was started in 063/64, its estimated cost was 35 billion 264 million rupees. 8 billion 25 million rupees have been spent since the project started. Its main goal is to provide irrigation facilities in 28 thousand 250 hectares of surface irrigation and 5 thousand 265 hectares of underground irrigation in Kanchanpur. According to this, irrigation facilities will reach Brahmadev, Malakheti, Dodhara Chandni, Tribhuvan settlements. According to the revised schedule, it is claimed that the project will be completed by 086/87.

Bheri Babai Diversion Multipurpose Project

This project is scheduled to start in 068/69 and be completed in 079/80. So far the physical progress is only 65.8 percent. But still 34.2 percent work is left. According to the master plan, the work will be completed in 084/85 due to additional work. The initial cost estimate of the project is 16.43 billion. The revised cost estimate is 33 billion 196 million rupees including the cost of additional works including dam and powerhouse, hydromechanical and electromechanical works. So far 16 billion 87 crore 38 lakh rupees have been spent. After the completion of the project, additional water available in the Babai River will be used to provide irrigation facilities for twelve months in about 51 thousand hectares of land in Bardia and Banke districts using the Babai headworks. 40 cumecs of water will be taken from Bheri River to Babai River and 46.8 MW of electricity will be generated.

Sunkoshi Marine Diversion Multi-Purpose Project

The progress of this project which started in 073/74 seems somewhat satisfactory compared to others. According to the initial agreement, 082/83 should be built within it. So far its construction progress is 34.40 percent. It is said that the project will be completed within 085/86. The initial cost estimate of the project was 46 billion 19 billion 39 million rupees and has been revised to 49 billion 42 million 31 million rupees.

15 billion 36 crore 61 lakh rupees have been spent on the project, which has the target of generating 13.07 megawatts of electricity. After its construction, irrigation facilities will reach 122 thousand hectares of Bara, Rautahat, Sarlahi, Mahottari, Dhanusha along with the irrigated area of ​​Wagmati irrigation scheme.

Midhill Highway

It has been 17 years since the construction of this highway started. So far the progress is 77.32 percent. The government started this project only in 064/65 to connect 215 settlements of 26 districts of Madhyapahar. It is estimated that 1 crore people will benefit after the completion of this project. The work has been started according to the goal of building a two-lane black paper road from Chiwabhanjang in Panchthar in the east to Zhulaghat in Baitadi in the west. Out of 1,879 km, 462 km of roads are under other projects. 955 km from the project and 462 km from other agencies have been paved. The initial cost estimate of the project is 33 billion 36 million rupees. The revised cost estimate is Rs 84 billion 33 crore. 68.96 billion rupees have been spent so far. It has been extended till 084/85.

postal highway

The progress of Hulaki Highway, which was started from 066/67, is 66.91 percent. Its construction should be completed by 079/80. As work was not completed during this period, time was extended up to 080/81. Time has been added again until 083/84. It is estimated that the cost of completing the project will be 1 trillion 1 billion 93 crore rupees. Since the start of the project, 1,232 kilometers of roads have been blacked out. 63 billion 90 million rupees have been spent since the project started. The distance of this highway is 1 thousand 857.42 km. Of this, 882.42 km of subsidiary roads are included.

Koshi Corridor

065/66 The total distance of this road is 162 km. Its construction has been started to connect from Basantpur in Tehrathum to Kimathanka on the northern border. The project was said to be completed in 080/81. The deadline has been extended to 083/84 as the work was not completed at this time. Progress is only 37 percent. Its initial cost estimate was 5 billion 15 billion rupees, but it has been revised to 16 billion 20 billion rupees. 5 billion 58 crore rupees have been spent so far. Army is working to open track in Chamtang-Ghonghappa section of Khandbari-Kimathanka. Army is opening the track in 10.51 km section out of 162 km. So far the work of opening the 8.5 km track from Chamtang to Maurivir has been completed.

Kaligandaki Corridor

This project is divided into two sections. The construction of the Maldhunga section of Nawalparasi from Gandakot to Parbat was started from 066/67. The overall progress of this section is 66 percent. Its distance is 245 km. Construction was to be completed in 080/81. The deadline is being extended to 084/85 after the work is completed. The initial cost estimate for this segment is Rs 20 billion. It has been revised to 25 billion rupees. The second section of the

project is Maldhunga-Beni-Jomsom-Korla. The construction of the road from Maldhunga to Korla in Mustang has started from 073/74. Its distance is 222 km. Road construction should be completed within 080/81. So far its progress is 72 percent. The initial cost estimate is 9.65 billion rupees. The revised cost is Rs 10.35 billion. The construction of this road was started in 2007 to connect Korla border with China. According to the project, so far the overall expenditure in both sections is 19 billion and the progress is 55 percent.

Karnali Corridor

The construction of this project started from 065/66. So far the overall progress is 10 percent. When the project started, it was said that it could be completed within 070 years. Later the time was added to 079/80. Now the time has been extended to 084/85. The initial cost estimate of this road was 4 billion 10 million rupees, but it has been revised to 29 billion rupees. Nepalese army is working in Khulalu-Salisalla and Hilsa-Simkot-Salisalla sections. The distance of Karnali Corridor from Khulalu in Kalikot to Hilsa via Simkot is 269 km. Out of this, the road department is working on 246 km and the army is working on 22.5 km.

The army has completed the work of opening the track at 11 km of Lalibagar-Dullikuna section of Humla. Out of the 11.5 km section of Ghatparichaur-Badri village-Bhukkakhola connecting Kalikot-Bajura, the work of opening 1.5 km track in Kalikot and 3.5 km track in Bajura has been completed. 6.05 km track remains to be opened. So far, 2 billion 26 million rupees have been spent on the Karnali Corridor by the Road Department and 533.37 million rupees by the Nepali Army.

Kathmandu-Tarai/Madhesh Expressway

The progress of the much awaited Kathmandu-Tarai/Madhesh Expressway (Fast Track) is 35.38 percent. From May 074, the army got the responsibility of its construction management. As it was seen that the work could not be completed within 080/81, the deadline was extended till March 083. Its construction has been started to connect Kathmandu with Terai-Madhesh. After the construction of this route, Nijgarh in Bara can be reached from Kathmandu in one hour and two minutes.

The total distance of the fast track is 70.977 km, of which only 64.47 km has been contracted. The contract for the 6.5 km section of the Khokna section has not been concluded. According to the army, 10.30 km of tunnels and 12.88 km of bridges are among the total roads. Its initial cost estimate was 1 trillion 11 billion rupees, later it was revised to 1 trillion 75 billion rupees. 2 trillion 11 billion 93 crore rupees have been revised after revision. 67.9 billion rupees have been spent so far.

Melamchi drinking water

The Melamchi water supply project was started from 055/56 to bring water to Kathmandu. The goal was to provide 51 million liters of water per day in a phased manner to solve the existing water supply problem in the valley. Now Melamchi water has been brought to Kathmandu due to general maintenance.

Water has been brought to Sundarijal and distributed through a 26 km tunnel. Melamchi Water Supply Development Committee is responsible for headworks, construction of tunnels and water treatment in Sundarijal. Melamchi sub-project-2 will do the work of distributing the water after bringing it to the valley by making the necessary structures. Now, in the first phase, 170 million liters of water has been diverted from the Melamchi river. In the second and third phase, the target is to bring additional 17/17 crore liters of water from Yangri and Larke rivers. According to this, 51 million liters of water will come to Kathmandu in three phases. So far, 31 billion 88 million rupees have been spent through the committee and 34 billion rupees have been spent under sub-projects.

East-West Electric Railway

Since 065/66, the progress of the East-West Electric Railway has been very minimal. For the railway, the government has reserved hundreds of bighas of land of 5,424 plots, 2,457 plots in Jhapa, 1,638 plots in Morang and 1,329 plots in Sunsari. Compensation has not yet been decided.

The railway aims to start from Kakadvitta in Jhapa and connect Gaddachouki in Kanchanpur in the west. According to the initial study, the distance of East-West railway was 945 km. Now, the distance has been reduced to 925 km due to the change in the layout of the park area. 52 km out of 69 km of Jayanagar-Janakpur-Kurtha-Bijalpura-Bardibas section has been run. Its final point is the East-West Electric Railway.

Sarlahi, Rautahat, Rautahat, is making a structure by 70 per distance from 70 per distance. According to this, 65 km in 65 km (nbsp; track belt has been built. So far, physical progress has been spent and Rs. 25.68 billion has been spent. The department has been spent with compensation distribution in Bardabja section. According to feasibility study, construction of overall railroads will be operated Rs 65.5 billion.