Namatar-Kalikatar road set for blacktopping after 4 decades

Summary

Work has begun to blacktop the Namatar-Kalikatar road in Kailash Rural Municipality, Makawanpur, for the first time in over four decades, improving connectivity to the national highway.

Key Points
  • Blacktopping of the Namatar-Kalikatar road in Kailash Rural Municipality has started after over 40 years since its initial construction.
  • The road links Kailash Rural Municipality to the Tribhuvan Highway via a 21-kilometre route from Chuniya to Kalikatar.
  • The work involves a five-kilometre blacktopping stretch from Chuniya to Namatar Bazaar with Rs50 million federal investment.
  • Provincial funding supports repairs and upgrades on other road sections including the Bhaltar-Banjhakri segment nearing completion.
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