The four-kilometer road from Kathekhola Municipality center to Resh has finally been blacktopped after five years. The road project was a joint effort between the federal government and the municipality, but delays led the municipality to invest four crore rupees to complete the work. Following the blacktopping, travel to Resh has become much more convenient, reducing the commute time from the municipality center to just 15 minutes.
Baglung, 26 Chaitra — The long-neglected road from the center of Kathekhola Municipality to Resh, Baglung, has now been blacktopped. Initially planned to be completed within two years, the project took five years to finish. This is the first lengthy blacktopped road within the municipality.
The project was initially contracted to be completed at a cost of 6.71 crore rupees, covering four kilometers from Ward No. 7 of Kathekhola Municipality to Resh. However, due to delays, the deadline was extended six times. Currently, construction workers are actively engaged in the blacktopping process, according to Rajju Thapa, the chairperson of Kathekhola Municipality.
Since the federal government’s involvement and the contracted company faced delays, the municipality assumed responsibility and invested four crore rupees to complete the road construction. Chairperson Thapa revealed this project has the highest cost of blacktopping undertaken by the municipality to date. Previously, during rainy and winter seasons, residents faced significant difficulties traveling on the muddy and dusty road. Now, after blacktopping, local residents of Resh experience much easier travel, with commute time from the municipality center to Resh brought down to just 15 minutes.
