Ministry Claims 80 Per Cent Progress Achieved in 23 Road Projects

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Ministry Claims 80 Per Cent Progress Achieved in 23 Road Projects

December 31: Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Management has claimed that the Department of Roads has achieved up to 80 percent progress in the last four months in the 23 road projects which it has been currently undertaking. 

Minister Raghubir Mahaseth shared at a press conference held at the ministry on Sunday, December 30, that 7 projects had achieved 50-80 per cent progress while 5 projects have gained 50 per cent progress. 
Similarly, six projects related to roads were yet to be implemented in the first four months of the current fiscal year, according to Rastriya Samachar Samiti. 
Minister Mahaseth, shedding light on the progress made in the railway connectivity, said, "Railway service will start along the 35-kilometer stretch of Jayanagar-Janakpur-Kurtha in a few months. Another 17-kms of railway track will be constructed to stretch the railway service upto Bijulpura in India." 

Mahaseth further informed that trains will operate upto Bardibas in two years and upto Nijgadh in four years. 
"Matters relating to the operation of the Jayanagar-Janakpur railway service will be known by January 10," he said, adding that a decision was already made to operate the train with Nepali national flag in it. 
The consultants are conducting feasibility study of the Kerung-Kathmandu Railway, according to MoPITM. 

It was also shared during the press conference that the Council of Ministers recently made a decision to purchase 300 electronic buses to operate in the Kathmandu Valley and had introduced a concept paper for transport infrastructure and transportation management in urban areas. 
Minister Mahaseth also shared that 16 Transport Management Offices and 13 Service Offices were handed to the provincial governments. 
The concept of transportation management has been introduced to streamline the public transportation system in the country, RSS reported. 

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