Model headquarters construction begins six years after laying foundation stone

Triveni (Nawalparasi), June 2: Construction of the model headquarters of Nawalparasi (Bardaghat-Susta East) has gained momentum six years after laying its foundation stone.

The foundation stone for the construction of the headquarters was laid in a way to build all government offices of the district in one stop on 20 April 2019. An ambitious plan was put forward for the construction of the district headquarters on 187 bighas of land in Kawasoti Municipality-3. However, it did not progress for a long time. Recently, the construction works have gained momentum.

Currently, two separate office buildings are being constructed through different contracts at the model headquarters site. In the first phase, construction of an integrated building is underway, which will house the District Administration Office and two other offices. Now, construction of additional buildings has started. Chaudhary Construction is constructing the District Administration Office building and an integrated building for Rs. 365 million.

While the work is in progress to complete the construction by 5 January 2027, additional works have also begun at the district headquarters construction site at a total cost of Rs. 3.61 billion excluding VAT, informed Jhapat Bahadur Thapa, chief of the Urban Infrastructure and Building Construction Project in Chitwan.

The Samanantar-Buddha Himalayan JV was awarded the contracts for the construction of buildings including that of the court, office of the government attorney, meeting hall, three integrated buildings, barracks, guest house, district headquarters compound, embankment of the Kerunje River connected to the construction site, blacktopping of the main road of the district headquarters, and extension of water supply and electricity lines.

The construction works have gained pace accordingly, Thapa said.