Baglung's Nisi-Khola Road Upgraded for Alternative Route
Summary
The alternative road of the National Pride Project Mid-Hilly Highway from Jhimphakhola to Dhand in Baglung has been upgraded with graveling, blacktopping, and other improvements to ensure traffic flow during rainy season disruptions.
Key Points
- The road from Jhimphakhola of Nisi-Khola Rural Municipality-4 to Dhand of Ward No. 5 in Baglung has been upgraded as an alternative route for the Mid-Hilly Highway.
- The upgrade included four kilometers of graveling, blacktopping, drain construction, widening, and gabion work at a cost of Rs 2 crore, shared equally by the federal government and Nisi-Khola Rural Municipality.
- The alternative road aims to keep traffic moving during rainy season floods obstructing the Mid-Hilly Highway at Kalapaira of Nisi-Khola Rural Municipality-5.
- The 25-kilometer road connects multiple wards of Nisi-Khola and Dhorpatan Municipalities and is expected to ease transport between western Nepal and Kathmandu.
