Please Like this page for news and more: https://facebook/pages/ehetaudacom/406423336124557 And visit site ehetauda ++++++++++++++++++++++++ Kathmandu Hetauda Rides Tiring and bumpy rides to Hetauda from Kathmandu via Kulekhani are a thing of the past now. A 26-km stretch of road from Dakshinkali to Kulekhani came into operation this week, making the road smooth and risk-free. As of now, the Hetauda -Kulekhani-Kathmandu road is the only alterative to the busiest Prithivi Highway to reach the southern plains from Kathmandu. It will lose the shortcut-road title once the much-hyped fast-tracks from Kathmandu to Nijgad and other proposed routes like a shuttle tunnel and another fast-track from Hetauda to Sisneri come into service. With the repair, the five-hour journey from the Capital to Hetauda has been shortened by more than one hour. Another part of the stretch— Hetauda to Kulekhani (around 25 km)—had been already blacktopped. Joint-secretary at the Ministry of Physical Planning and Works (MoPPW) Ramesh Raj Bista and officials from the Department of Roads (DoR) and the Indian Embassy surveyed the condition of the repaired road as they drove out of Kathmandu to Hetauda . “Now the road is very smooth,” said one of the officials. The road was blacktopped with Indian assistance of Rs 90 million. “We have also requested India to assist in the other sections of this road, to which India is positive,” said the official. More than 1,000 medium and small vehicles ply this route every day, of which, more than 500 are Tata Sumos, a popular public carrier. Meanwhile, the government has also proposed construction of the 92-km Kanti Lok Path, another shortest road to connect Kathmandu with Hetauda and Birgunj. “The increasing population in Kathmandu and the need for a faster and reliable link to speed up economic development in the Valley demand urgent need to redevelop and upgrade Kanti Lok Path to make it a reliable alternative to connect Kathmandu with Hetauda and facilitate import and export from India,” the DoR website says.
Posted on: Tue, 08 Oct 2013 12:35:51 +0000