The construction of the 112 km fast track road, which will link Kathmandu to Nijgadh of Bara district in the Terai, started from Monday.
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Deputy Prime Ministers-duo Bijay Kumar Gachchhadar and Sujata Koirala,... |
The construction contract of the fast track road that will be completed in three years has been given to the Nepal Army. The construction of the project has been delayed by four months due to controversies.
The four-lane fast track will touch the East West Highway in Bara district. The estimated budget of the road is Rs. 56 billion.
Once completed, the fast track road will substantially cut the travelling hours from Kathmandu to Terai. The road comprises of a 1.3 km tunnel.
There are about 528 residential, commercial, community, religious, public and private foundations and 38.8 hectares of agricultural and residential areas on the way and the compensation for the affected population is estimated at Rs 1 billion. nepalnews.com

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