The road in Chhiswang, Ward No. 5 of Mangala Rural Municipality in Myagdi, has been upgraded after 15 years. The federal government allocated a budget of NPR 30 million in the current fiscal year to complete this road improvement project. As an alternative route to the Beni–Dharbang road, this road benefits the residents of Mangala, Malika, and Dhaulagiri rural municipalities. Dated 27th Baishakh, Myagdi.
After 15 years since the route opened, the road in Chhiswang, Ward No. 5 of Mangala Rural Municipality, Myagdi, has now been upgraded. This upgrade took place on the Chhiswang section of the Pok-Serafant-Pipalbot-Chhiswang-Khopti-Chyarchyare-Dharbang route, considered an alternative to the Babiyachaur–Dharbang section of the Beni–Dharbang road that connects Mangala, Malika, and Dhaulagiri rural municipalities with the district headquarters, Beni. The federal government designated NPR 30 million this fiscal year for the project, which was contracted to the Road Division Office Baglung. The project was completed ahead of schedule by Acharya–Padmadip JV.
Mahendra Acharya, a representative of the construction company, stated that though the project officially had a deadline until Ashad, it was completed three months early after commencing in Magh. The contract was signed for NPR 20,555,000. A 1.5-kilometer stretch of road from Khakhare through Chhiswang to Okhola was widened to nine meters with a permanent drainage system and graveled. Durga Bahadur Khatri of Chhiswang stated that since the road first opened in 2010 B.S. (circa 1963/64 AD), travel has become considerably easier after the recent upgrade.
Since the route opened, only minor maintenance had been performed, resulting in a narrow 3–4 meter-width road that allowed single-lane vehicle passage. Local residents voluntarily granted land and removed structures to help widen the road. This road benefits residents of Ward No. 5 of Mangala and Wards 1 and 2 of Malika, and due to landslide disruptions on the Babiyachaur–Dharbang section of the Beni–Dharbang road, it serves as an important alternative route, adding significant strategic value. In the preceding two fiscal years, Mangala Rural Municipality upgraded the Serafant area, Gandaki Province government worked on the Pipalbot section, and the federal government improved the Hilwang–Khakharekhola section. Being a strategically important alternative route, this road has received high priority. Residents of Chhiswang, including Kishor Mall, noted that constructing motorable bridges over Hilwang, Okhola, and Arman rivers would enable year-round regular traffic on this road. Earlier, the federal government constructed a culvert at Khakharekhola.
