Madan Bhandari Highway: 80 percent work completed

GAIGHAT: Eighty percent of the Madan Bhandari Highway road from Chatara of Sunsari to Bhiman in Sindhuli has been constructed.

This section of the road stretches from Sunsari in the east to Kathmandu in the west via Udayapur and Hetauda.

According to Eastern Roads Division chief engineer, Lalit Jung Khanal, 80 percent construction work of the 143-kilometer Chatara- Bhiman section of the highway has been completed.

He said this section passes through Rampur Thoksila, Gaighat, and Katari in Udayapur district.

According to Khanal, 50 kilometers of the 143-kilometer long road has been blacktopped and the work on blacktopping on 80 kilometers section has reached the final stage.

Likewise, 33 RCC bridges have been constructed. He informed that the construction of the remaining 10 bridges will be completed by mid-April 2020.

Khanal informed that although the deadline for completing the construction of this section of the highway is until October 2020, it would be completed within May 2020.

A total of Rs 6 billion was allocated for the construction of the eastern sector of the highway. So far, Rs 4.5 billion has been spent.