Bhojpur. The upgrading of the Shahid Gate-Hurbu Bhanjyang road in Okhre in the district has begun. The road upgrading has been started at a cost of Rs 38.8 million received from the federal government. A 2.16-kilometer section from Shahid Gate to Hurbu Bhanjyang under the Pikhuwa Khola-Dalgaun-Bhulke-Okhre road is being upgraded.
The construction company East BN has stated that the work of adjusting the bends of the road, widening the road, building a causeway, installing machinery walls, installing a mesh, and graveling is underway. So far, the construction work of this road has been completed by 30 percent, informed the company’s supervisor Jeevan Budhathoki. He said that the goal is to complete the entire work within the next one to two months.
Out of the approximately 16-kilometer road connecting Pikhuwa Khola-Dalgaun-Bhulke-Okhre-Shahid Gate-Hurbu Bhanjyang, the Shahid Gate-Hurbu Bhanjyang road is under construction, said Ram Prasadrai Rural Municipality Chairman Tham Bahadur Rai. Chairman Rai said that the construction of this road, which connects the rural municipality with the neighboring district of Khotang, has been taken forward with priority.
According to Chairman Rai, the work of the first section is being carried out at the cost of the rural municipality. After many initiatives, we have started upgrading the road at a cost of Rs 38.8 million received from the central government.
Chairman Rai said that the other two sections of the said road will also be upgraded this year. Chairman Rai said that the section from Pikhuwa Khola to Pikhuwa Agricultural Farm will be upgraded with a budget of Rs 2 million and the other section will be upgraded with a cost sharing of Rs 20.5 million by the provincial government and the rural municipality.
Locals are happy after the upgrading of the road, which is dusty in winter and muddy in the rains, has started. Local Sher Bahadur Baniya said that the road construction work has added enthusiasm. He said that the upgrading of the road will make life easier for the locals.
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