Crumbling Katari-Ghurmi road turns election promise into public anger

Dust, potholes and broken asphalt on a 46-km stretch leave travellers at risk and locals battling health problems as candidates face mounting fury.

The 46-kilometre Katari–Ghurmi section of the Siddhicharan Lokmarga, which falls under Udayapur’s constituency 2, has deteriorated into a dust-choked and dilapidated track, causing prolonged hardship to passengers, drivers and residents for over a decade.