Due to the negligence of the construction company, the bridge being constructed on the Kaligandaki river in East Nawalparasi has been incomplete for nine years. The construction of the concrete bridge, which started nine years ago, has stalled after the contractor left the work and lost contact.

The contractor, whose work has been delayed, has received 130 million as payment. The bridge construction was started in 2072 on the Kaligandaki River to connect Bulingtar in East Nawalparasi and Rising Rural Municipality in Tanahun.

According to Bidur Subedi, Engineer of Bridge Sector Office, Pokhara, only 45 percent of the work has been done during the nine years since the construction of the bridge started. He said that the contractor company has not completed the work and has taken payment of 13 million rupees. Subedi says that he has repeatedly written correspondence to the contractor company for the construction of the bridge.

'So far 45 percent of the work has been completed. 130 million has already been paid," he said, "even writing a written letter to Tarantar contractor company for the construction of the bridge does not bother us." According to Engineer Subedi of Bridge Sector Office, Pokhara, the work could not be completed because all the three contractor companies that were given the responsibility did not come in contact. Lumbini, Swachhand and Nargajun construction companies have taken responsibility for joint work at a total cost of 268.2 million rupees.

Engineer Subedi informed that the contractor company did not come to work despite being given the responsibility of construction by adding one year of time last Baisakh. During the 9 years since the work started, only 4 pillars have been erected in Kaligandaki. After the construction of the 290 meter long and 10.5 meter wide bridge has been stalled, the locals have been facing problems in movement. "It's been 9 years since the work started and the contractors are not coming," said Surya Kandel, a local.