Government Forms Committee for Nijgadh-Kathmandu Fast Track

December 23: The government has formed a high-level committee in order to give suggestions on ideal modality and financial source management for the construction of Nijgadh-Kathmandu fast track. The committee is also given authorisation of giving suggestions on whether to accept or reject the detail project report (DPR) built by Indian Company IL&FS.  

Given that, the government has decided to build the fast track on its own resource, it has formed a seven member committee under the conveyor-ship of Dr Min Bahadur Shrestha, Vice-Chairman of National Planning Commission. The committee will study the fast track project and give suggestions regarding modality, source management and other various related matters of the project within one month.

Previously, the proposed fast track contractor Indian company IL&FS was slammed for charging toll tax from motorcycle-riders entering Kathmandu from Nijgadh as well as for demanding grant from the government.