With the introduction of passenger buses after the upgrading of the Luham-Falabang-Balle-Tulsipur road, residents of the district have been able to travel more easily and quickly.
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Passenger buses have resumed operation on the Luham-Falabang-Balle-Tulsipur road, known as an alternative route to the Rapti Highway under the Dang-Salyan section. Passenger buses have resumed operation on the road after the road was upgraded through the federal government and local government budget.
The road to reach Tulsipur via Luham-Falabang-Balle was started two decades ago. For the past few years, only small vehicles have been plying on this road section. After the passenger bus came into operation, not only the residents of Triveni Rural Municipality-4 Falawang but also the residents of the district are happy.
The road section from Luham to Tulsipur via Kapurkot is 42 km long and reaching Tulsipur via Luham-Falabang-Balle is only 27 km long, which is 15 km shorter, making it also known as the fastest route to Dang via Salyan.
Road upgrading and blacktop work is underway on the Kapurkot-Ramri road section along the Rapti Highway, and after a few days, the Road Division Office, Dang, decided to close the road for 6 hours daily for a month. In the coming days, small and large vehicles traveling from Rukum, Salyan, Chaurjahari via Srinagar in Salyan, Luham-Kapurkot-Ramri, Dang, Nepalgunj will be able to travel to Tulsipur via Luham-Falabang-Balle.
The construction of the Luham-Falabang-Balle-Tulsipur road section, which was started in 2068 BS, has been used by small vehicles only in winter and has always been closed during the rainy season. Triveni Rural Municipality Chairman Khim Bahadur Rawat said that after upgrading the road by spending Rs 10 million from the federal government and Rs 15 million from the municipality, passenger buses have started running.
He informed that although the road is unpaved, it is 15 kilometers shorter than from Kapurkot, so more vehicles are now running. According to him, out of the 27 kilometers of road, two kilometers in the Tulsipur area are blacktopped. 4-5 kilometers are gravel. The rest are all unpaved. Initiatives have been taken with the concerned bodies to gravel and blacktop the road for the operation of buses and other vehicles on that road section for twelve months.
Ward Chairman of Triveni Rural Municipality-4 Chhabi Raj Sharma said that it has become much easier after the buses started plying. He informed that vehicles will ply for twelve months in the future after the road is upgraded and widened. 'The Rapti Highway used to be closed during the rainy season due to landslides and sometimes during construction. Passengers used to have to stay on the road for a long time. Now, passengers will not have to wait for a long time,' he said. He said that if the road is blacktopped, many people will use it.
Dhan Bahadur Wali, a local of Phalbang, said that since there are many roads leading from Luham to Tulsipur, it is much shorter to go to Tulsipur via Phalbang-Balle. He urged the concerned bodies to ensure that vehicles run regularly even during the rainy season.
