Belbas-Bethari road gets federal funding to complete stalled section

The road’s 3-km Motipur stretch has remained a major bottleneck since work stopped six years ago due to lack of funds.

Uncertainty surrounding the long-delayed Belbas-Bethari ‘model’ road project in Rupandehi district is finally over after the federal government agreed to release fresh funds through the Lumbini provincial government, paving the way for construction to resume after a halt of nearly six years.