Construction of around 500 development projects halted in Banke

Ranjha: The construction of more than 500 infrastructure development projects has been affected due to the agitation of contractors.

Chairperson of Association of Contractors Banke, Tek Bahadur Khadka, said that construction of small and large-scale projects of around seven billion rupees has been affected after contractors halted construction activities demanding an adjustment of the price of construction materials as per price hike.

Contractors have been staging sit-ins at the District Administration Office daily. Budget expenditure is to be affected at the local level after contractors halted construction activities towards the end of the fiscal year.

Senior Vice-Chairperson of the Association, Leelaraj Upadhyay, shared that they have been compelled to launch an agitation after they could not carry out construction activities following an unexpected price hike.

The contractors have been demanding a new price rate for construction materials in the district after the price hike of construction materials and petroleum products.