Why Nepali hills still need walking trails despite roads reaching everywhere

I was eight when a roaring excavator opened the first motorable track to connect us to the national road network. It was a big day for the whole village and the operator of the machine was toured around by carrying him on the shoulders with garlands and tika.

After a few years, the first bus reached the village. With that, local markets boomed, commodities were no longer to be carried through the trails, medical supplies became convenient, travelling to and from the capital became convenient and a lot of people migrated to cities for seasonal employment. About a decade later, the village was electrified.