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Government to Start Building Small Tunnels on Own

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Government to Start Building Small Tunnels on Own
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April 21: The government is expanding the Prithwi Highway to four lanes and is initiating to build small tunnels by mobilizing its own skills and resources. Firstly, the government is planning to build tunnel in Thankot and Naubise with Japanese technology. By acquiring required skills on the technology, in the first phase, the government is planning to build small tunnels in the range of 80-100 meters.

Regarding the matter, Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transportation Management has conducted a meeting with National planning commission (NPC). The plan is being progressed with an objective to address the issue through budget program. “Given that the Japanese technology along with their tools and technology are of high standard, consultations are being carried out to build the tunnels on our own resources,” said Rajendra Raj Sharma, Joint Secretary of the Ministry.

According to him, only foreign companies could develop prestressed bridge thirty years ago. However, Nepali constructors are capable of building such bridge presently. “The government initiated the plan so that to make Nepali constructors capable of building tunnels and make them reliant as Nepal needs to build tunnel-roads in various locations due to its geographical condition,” he added.

Sharma said that the ministry is consulting with Road Department and NPC to upgrade the Prithwi Highway to four lanes. The government planned to build the four lanes road as the up gradation of the current two lanes road created more chaos and obstruction in various places. “The present two-lanes road will be as it is. Additional two lanes will be constructed from Trisuli which can be constructed without road obstruction,” he informed. For that matter, the Ministry is lobbying Finance Ministry for budget allocation. Once the budget approves the project, the Ministry will hand over the project to Road Department.

 

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