Panchthar’s Chiwabhanjyang-Darimba road crumbling due to contractor’s neglect

Of the 114 km of the Mid-Hill Highway in Panchthar district, 63 km has been blacktopped, but 51 km from Chiwabhanjyang to Darimba remains incomplete despite several deadline extensions.

The Chiwabhanjyang-Darimba road, the easternmost section of the Mid-Hill Highway in Panchthar district, was supposed to be upgraded and blacktopped by April 2022. But the contractor, Roshan Shiva Shakti JV, failed to even start the work by deadline. Although the project’s deadline was first extended to July 2024, progress was almost zero.