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Government to Link Remote Districts of Karnali by Road Within Next Year

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August 29: The government has set a target to link two remote districts of Karnali to the national road network by the end of next fiscal year. Dolpa and Humla are the two districts which are not connected by roads to the rest of the country. The Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport informed that the works are underway to connect Dolpa’s district headquarters Dunai with road in the current fiscal year.

However, the process of road construction to Humla’s Simikot will start only next year, informed the ministry.

Although the road network of Nepal spreads 70,000 km across the country, the district headquarters of Dolpa and Dunai are yet to be linked with the national road network.

According to joint-secretary at the ministry, Rajendra Raj Sharma, the Department of Roads and the Nepalese Army have expedited the construction works to link Dunai with road within this fiscal year.

Sharma informed that Rs 300 million has been allocated for the construction of Jajarkot-Dolpa-Dunai highway. Likewise, Rs 150 million has been allocated for construction of road in Humla.

The Nepalese Army has got the responsibility of opening a track for Jajarkot-Dunai road under the Karnali Corridor Project. Meanwhile, the DoR has been looking after the construction of Simikot –Hilsa road.

Out of the 117.7 km road between Jajarkot and Dunai, the army has already opened track for 113 km road, informed Lt Col Bishwabandhu Pahadi, who has been tasked with the responsibility of constructing Jajarkot-Dolpa road.

“We had constructed road up to Dolpa’s border during last year but we are yet to construct road up to the district headquarters. We are still working on it,” said Lt Col Pahadi. 

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