Strategic Myagdi-Dhorpatan Road Project Faces Delays

MYAGDI. The construction of the strategically important Darbang-Muna-Dhorpatan road project in Myagdi has slowed down. Local residents are concerned as the project, jointly funded by the Gandaki provincial and federal governments to upgrade the road connecting Darbang in Malika Rural Municipality to Muna in Dhaulagiri, has failed to gain momentum.Buddhiman Sherpunja, a community leader from Muna, Dhaulagiri-3, stated that construction of the road, which serves as an alternative to the Baglung-Kankri section of the Mid-Hill Highway and connects Myagdi to East Rukum via Dhorpatan, has slowed significantly over the past month.“The contractor, who has completed only about five to six...