Kaligandaki corridor road gives new hope to isolated mountain communities

The 445-kilometre road from Mustang to Nawalpur connects remote mountain villages to markets, healthcare, and tourism and is transforming lives.

Six years ago, Karma Angyal Gurung, a 67-year-old man from ward 1 of Lomanthang Rural Municipality in the mountain district of Mustang, had to walk for six days to reach Pokhara. He used to visit Pokhara, now the provincial headquarters of Gandaki Province, with his parents, carrying medicinal herbs and other local products. Things have changed.