56 billion i.e. 29 percent of the development expenditure in June: black paper in the spring, stalled in a week

This road was constructed by Jeevan Brothers Construction. Local Bishnu Prasad Pandey said that due to the negligence of road division employees and builders, the black sheet was uprooted within three days. "The work was done while asking not to use black paper in the rain," he said, "The employees and construction professionals did not listen to us."

Construction professionals do not work during the month of sunshine, related agencies do not pressurize to work, and after it starts raining to pay the bills, there is a problem that the blackboard does not last when working at the end of June. Siddharth Highway, which has been repaired this year, has already started to seep in other places from Dobhan to Ramdi.

Under the Siddhartha Highway, Tinau rural municipality-3 Dobhan of Palpa is being blacked out while it is raining on June 28. Photo: Madhav Aryal/Kantipur

Even the repaired roads in Bhalukhola, Kharini, Peepaldanda, Sita Pahad and other places have started to collapse. Locals protested after the Dobhan market area of ​​Siddharth highway as well as Lamdanda in Tansen was blacked out when it rained. Locals have complained about the negligence of the road division staff after laying black sheets during the rains from June 25 to 28.

'The work was done in the sunny months,' said Jay Bahadur Thapa of Tansen-7, 'After the rains, there was a problem with the black paper work.' Durga Gautam, information officer of Palpa road division office, said.

The road division has said that the construction business will be made to work again because the black sheet has been laid and rolled, but if it rains, nothing will happen. We will get the job done again on the spot.'' Photo : Madhav Aryal/Kantipur

The road division office has repeatedly warned construction workers to work on time. Baburam Sapkota, head of road division office Palpa said, "We have tried to work on time," said Baburam Sapkota.

Under the road division, Rampur-Beldanda-Mityal road in Palpa near Mityal Bazar, 1,400 meters of gravel also washed away the next day. Local people have been protesting against it as well as the people's representatives. Road Division Office Palpa said that the Chandi Construction Service, which has not worked for three years, did the gravel after the rains started in June. In Nisdi rural municipality also, the locals have complained about negligence in three contract works under the road division.

In Gulmi, the black paper has been damaged

Tamghas-Khamsepani-Nyangaon-Nadi-Surytari road, which was hastily black-lined in Gulmi, has collapsed due to lack of work. The 2 and a half kilometer section of the road, which was black-lined last May-June, from Tamghas Bazar to Sisnekhola, was not completed and collapsed.

The road is being blacked out in 10 years since the contract was signed at a cost of Rs 7 crore 55 lakh 42 thousand 131. Locals allege that this road, which has not been paved for a long time after the contract, collapsed after it was paved during the rain at the end of the financial year.

The Tamghas-Khamsepani-Nyangaon-Nadi-Surytari road was destroyed before the construction was completed.

contractor company Lohni and Brothers signed the contract on 31 June 2071. The blacked section of the road has been uprooted and the 'delineator posts' buried on the side have been uprooted. Surya Bahadur Somai of Resunga Municipality-6 said that because he pitched while it was raining, the road was flooded in one day. "It was pitching when it was raining, it was washed away on the same day," he said, "I thought it would be pitched again after it was poured, but it has not been done yet." Head of Infrastructure Development Office, Gulmi, Sachchitananda Choudhary said that because it is the rainy season, potholes may have appeared in some places. According to him, the contractor has delayed the road which was covered with black paper. "The damaged part has been repaired, the rest of the rain water may have caused some potholes," he said. Chief of Infrastructure Development Office Chowdhury said that the road within the headquarters of Resunga Municipality was not constructed and collapsed.

Worker dies in Jumla due to demolition of substandard culvert

53-year-old local Ran Budha died on the spot when a culvert under construction was demolished in Jumla Patarasi rural municipality-1 Daligad river on June 21 due to lack of quality. Three other people from the same ward who were injured have returned home after treatment.

AIIMS Builder Company is building a 6 meter culvert under the contract of Karnali government for 17 lakh rupees. The work has been stopped now after the worker met with an accident while demolishing the culvert. Padamprasad Devkota, the Chief Engineer of the Infrastructure Development Office, personally reached for the final monitoring of the plan.

"The incident occurred during the removal of a new one after a crack was seen, the construction work has stopped due to rain," said Engineer Devkota, "The material was used correctly, the rods (iron rods) will not be able to be adjusted during the same day and overnight slope." We told you to show the design and do the slope. But in order to speed things up, the incident happened when the work was carried out without calling a technician.'

AIIMS Builders constructed two bridges in Patarasi last financial year. Both the bridges had problems and were demolished and new ones were built. The culvert construction of Patarasi-1 was monitored 20 days after the demolition of the 5.5 meter long culvert built in the Japna river.

'We will pitch again at the expense of the builders'

Ramhari Pokharel, Director General-Road Department

Every year after June, why do you blacken the road when it is raining?

We have asked not to repair the road when it is raining. We have asked not to use black paper. We have asked that the road be repaired and paved only if the weather is favorable. We have written a letter to the concerned offices asking them not to slope the bridge even during the rainy season.

In the situation where the black paper that was done only a few days ago is up on the road leading from Lagan to Teku in Kathmandu. Photo: Safalprakash Shrestha/Kantipur

After this was found to be done in some places, a letter was sent to stop the slope. We have informed this in all divisional road offices, planning offices. Some builders may have taken risks themselves. Since everything has been prepared, they are doing it themselves instead of saying not to do it. In such a case, if the black sheet is removed, the contractor who takes the contract should make it again at his own expense.

But even as you say, many places have been blacklisted. Such roads have already started to collapse, will you take action against those who blackmail instead of doing it?

Even if the road is paved when it is raining, it is not durable. Black paper should be done only after adjusting the temperature. It is wrong to make a black sheet when exposed to water. In this case, the blacked road is torn up and pitched again at the expense of the builder. Even if they are fined, they are made to work again. If it doesn't work, the contract will be terminated. So far, the road department has not received any news about the black sheet being uprooted from anywhere.

When will the road blackening system be improved?

Until the payment system changes, these problems will continue. A lot of problems would have been solved if the payment could be made as soon as the work was done. We are unable to pay as per the work done.

has been working in Barkha to get payment at the last minute. It is necessary to discourage such tendency. The department takes immediate action when there are news in the media about black tarpaulin, black tarpaulin uprooted, concrete bridge sloped due to rain.