Kaligandaki corridor: 14-km of Rahughat-Tatopani blacktopped

Myagdi, May 2: A total of 14 kilometers of the Rahughat-Tatopani section has been blacktopped under the Beni-Jomsom-Korala road project.

An agreement was signed with the contractor company in 2074 BS for blacktopping the 19-km road from Rahughat of Raghuganga rural municipality-3 to Bhurung Tatopani Nagdhunga of Annapurna rural municipality-2 in Myagdi district.

According to the company, blacktopping has been completed in 14 kilometers of the Rahupare-Bhurung Tatopani section. The road has been blacktopped after the construction of drains and walls for drainage by widening the road by 11 meters.

The 202-km road from Maldhunga in Parbat to Korala in Mustang via Myagdi along the 435-km-long Kaligandaki Corridor has been blacktopped since the fiscal year 2073÷74 BS. So far, its physical progress has been 85 percent.