More than one year into construction, only 10 percent of the national pride Galchhi-Rasuwagadhi road has been completed so far. The project agreement is to complete the road in 21 months.
The total 82-kilometer road links the border transit to Kerung in China passing through Trishuli, Mailung and Rasuwagadhi. Under the project worth approximately Rs 9.5 billion, the road construction is underway into three sections. The project has been allocated among Nepal Army, private contractor and Chinese government.
Tundi Construction Company has received the contract to construct 46-km of the road from Galchhi to Mailung, while the Army has been contracted to build 18 kilometers road from Mailung to Syaphrubesi. Likewise, the Chinese government has been contracted to construct the remaining 18 kilometers track from Syaphrubesi to Rasuwagadhi.
Under the project, construction of the Galchhi-Mailung road is at a snail pace. Lack of construction workers, delay in getting approval to dig track through the forest area, and in distributing compensation for acquiring land for the project are said to be the reason behind the delay. "Construction work is underway to upgrade the already two lanes road into four lanes from Galchhi bazaar in Dhading to Dhunge bazaar in Nuwakot. The locals will benefit from the road in various ways," said the project chief Subodh Kumar Devkota.
