Remote Banke Residents Face Hardship Due to Lack of Infrastructure and Administrative Access

Banke. Residents of the remote Baskhali limestone quarry area in Raptisonari Rural Municipality are forced to travel approximately 24 kilometers to reach their ward office.

Local leader Tulsiram Tharu from Baijapur stated that it takes at least four hours to reach the Rapti Sonari-4 Baijapur ward office from areas located near the Indian border, including Baskhali, Chunbhatti, Khairbhatti, Kuntepani, Maheshpur, Gurdangaudi, Juruwa, and Lower Baskhali.