LAMJUNG: Expansion and upgrading work on the Dumre-Besisahar-Chame road is progressing rapidly, with an 8.9-kilometre section from Chambas in Bhanu Municipality-3, Tanahun, to Baisjanghar being widened to two lanes and prepared for blacktopping.
PK Construction Services Dang is carrying out the work under a contract worth Rs 620 million. According to Nabin Bista, information officer at the Dumre-Besisahar Road Project, around 32 percent of the physical work has been completed so far.
The contract for the section was signed in 2082 BS, with completion targeted for 2084 BS. Current work includes widening the road, constructing retaining walls and drainage structures, and preparing the road base. Blacktopping, culvert construction and road marking remain to be completed.
Meanwhile, the government has allocated Rs 680 million in the current fiscal year for the expansion of another approximately 6.5-kilometre section from Baisjanghar in Tanahun to Paundi in Sundarbazar Municipality-7, Lamjung, through the Lamjung-Tanahun border. The project has invited bids, and the process of selecting a contractor is underway.
The Dumre-Besisahar-Chame road serves as a major transport link connecting Lamjung, Manang and other districts and is also used by domestic and foreign tourists travelling to the Annapurna trekking region.
The expansion of the road to two lanes is expected to improve connectivity and transportation, enhance road safety and facilitate tourism in the region.
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