After the road construction work from Gopigunj to Belatari in Pratappur Rural Municipality of West Nawalparasi got stalled, the rural municipality has warned of a protest centered on Kathmandu.
Earlier, it was agreed that the work would be carried forward immediately when Umeshchandra Yadav, the chairman of the rural municipality, and the people's representatives surrounded the district administration office and relayed the hunger strike. However, after the contractor did not work, the villagers including the village chairman warned that they would protest in Kathmandu demanding the construction of the road.
Pratappur Rural Municipality has written a letter to the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Postal Highway Planning Office Kapilvastu and said that if the work is not started by February 15, they will protest in Kathmandu.
'People have to walk on roads with holes and eating dust every day . The contractor has agreed to work and stalled the work,' Chairman Umesh Chandra Yadav said, 'If the work does not progress by February 15, I will go to Kathmandu with the people and stage a sit-in at the ministry.' At that time, Minister Dahal assured to cancel the contract if the work is not started immediately.
Earlier on October 2, the contractor agreed to start the work immediately, but the work was not started even though the physical infrastructure minister of Lumbini province, the head of the district coordination committee and the representative of the political party. road Due to the pits dug during construction, dust in winter and mud in rains cause daily accidents.
Locals here are angry that the work has not progressed despite repeated coordination with Bajraguru Mahalakshmi and Hulaki Road Directorate. Although the construction should be completed in the year 2079, the work has not yet progressed as expected. Because of this, the locals have to face daily harassment .
