The Road Planning Office, Infrastructure Development Office, Local Infrastructure Office Pokhara, and several municipalities are scaling back their programs to dig new road tracks. Some municipalities had already discontinued new track construction in the last fiscal year. Except for Chumanubri and Dharche Rural Municipalities—located in remote and Himalayan regions lacking road connectivity—most local governments have announced plans to reduce or completely halt new track construction from the upcoming fiscal year.
In the last fiscal year, the Road Planning Office, responsible for road construction across the district, built only 3.7 kilometers of new tracks. According to Information Officer Ashiq Rijal, this included just three kilometers of new tracks, compared to 33.7 kilometers of blacktopping and 18 kilometers of graveling.
The Infrastructure Development Office in Gorkha, which undertakes significant road work, reported constructing 12 kilometers of new tracks. According to Office Chief Ganesh Subedi, the office also completed 21.7 kilometers of blacktopping and 9.36 kilometers of graveling.
Gorkha Municipality did not construct any new tracks last fiscal year, confirmed Engineer Prakash Dhakal. Similarly, Chief Administrative Officers from Arughat, Barpak Sulikot, Bhimsenthapa, and Siranchok Rural Municipalities stated that no new tracks were constructed in their respective areas.
“We dug only 153 meters of new track last fiscal year,” said Baburam Magar, Chief Administrative Officer of Shahid Lakhan Rural Municipality. “There is no plan to dig new tracks in the coming fiscal year—only to upgrade existing roads.”
Palungtar Municipality reported constructing 2,275 meters of new track last fiscal year. Engineer Navin Pokharel said the municipality also blacktopped 1,250 meters and graveled a total of 6,625 meters of road. However, there are no plans for new track construction next year.
Ajirkot Rural Municipality, located far from the district headquarters, constructed 2 kilometers of new road last year. Meanwhile, the Nepali Army constructed 2 kilometers of new track in Chumanubri Rural Municipality as part of a 160-kilometer road project aimed at connecting to the Tibetan border, informed Purna Chandra Dhakal.
Gandaki Rural Municipality constructed 4.5 kilometers of new track under a multi-year project to build a road parallel to the Prithvi Highway along the Trishuli corridor, according to Planning Department official Gopi Koirala.
