Long way to Narayangadh

The endless road expansion project, which began in 2019, has become a nuisance for travellers.

Those willing to understand how badly our infrastructure development system is doing needn’t look any further than the Butwal-Narayangadh section of the East-West Highway. It takes between 6 to 8 hours to cover the 114-km stretch, a far cry from the normal 2 to 3 hours, as a road expansion project is underway. A pathway to the western, mid-western and far western parts of the country, the road section is now full of diversions, potholes and various other kinds of obstructions to vehicular movement.