Butwal Road Construction Faces Delays, Exceeds Decade

Butwal. Nearly a decade has passed since the start of construction on the approximately three-and-a-half-kilometer road from Butwal's Highway Intersection to Golpark, yet it remains incomplete.

The contract was signed on March 30, 2017, with 'Kanchanjunga-Biruwa JV' with the goal of expanding it into a 6-lane modern road. The construction, which was supposed to be completed within 30 months, by 2019, at a cost of approximately 540 million rupees, is still in an incomplete state. After the contractor company was granted 8 extensions but failed to complete the work, the Road Division Office, Butwal, canceled the contract in April 2024.