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Birgunj-Pathlaiya Road Expansion Unlikely to Complete Within Extended Deadline

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Birgunj-Pathlaiya Road Expansion Unlikely to Complete Within Extended Deadline
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April 29: The expansion of the Birgunj-Pathlaiya road section, which serves as a vital route for the import and export of goods, is unlikely to complete even within the extended deadline.

The project has been lagging behind due to the protests of the locals, dilly-dallying by the construction companies and the delay in releasing budget.

The project was initially supposed to finish by the end of last fiscal year. But since the contractors failed to complete the work, the government had extended the contract period by one year. With just one and a half months left in the extended deadline, only 60 percent of the works have been completed, according to the road expansion project.

Officials of the project have admitted that they will not be able to complete the expansion within this fiscal year as well.

The deadline of the project which started in mid-July 2016 has been extended twice so far.

Ashok Yadav, an engineer with the project, said that the expansion work could not gain pace due to various obstructions.

“The locals as well as industries obstructed the expansion drive, so the work could not be completed in time,” he said.

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