KATHMANDU: The Nepal Telecommunication Authority (NTA) has decided to lay optical fiber on the under-construction Kathmandu-Terai / Madhesh Fast Track.

The optical fiber is being laid on the expressway for the easy and reliable access of the general public to information and communications, said the national telecommunication governing body.

NTA Director and Spokesperson Min Prasad Aryal said that the projects will now be taken forward on the expressway just like on other highways, state-owned Gorkhapatra Daily reported on Sunday.

“The project to expand the optical fiber in the expressway has been listed and approved in the policy and program of the NEA for the current fiscal year,” he said, “A budget of Rs 150 million has been allocated.”

Stating that bids will be invited soon to move the project forward, he added that as the Nepal Army has taken the responsibility of constructing the road and its approval is a must for the bidding process.

NA Spokesperson Santosh Ballabh Poudel said that it had received a letter from the NTA regarding the expansion of optical fiber in the Kathmandu-Terai Expressway.

Stating that the letter has been sent to the Expressway Project and necessary discussions are underway, he added that a conclusion will be reached soon.