गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Many foreign assistance-funded road projects halted due to covid Nepal Many foreign assistance-funded road projects halted due to covid Many foreign assistance-funded road projects have been halted due to COVID-19. KathmanduPati September 16, 2020 KATHMANDU: Butwal-Pokhara road expansion, Nagdhunga Muglin road and the road to Trishuli, Galchhi-Trishuli-Mailung-Syabrubensi road have been affected. Likewise, the second section of the Koteshwor-Kalanki road funded by the Government of China and construction of flyover bridges at Jadibuti and New Baneshwor funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency have also been affected. “Construction of all the projects has been closed. There is no possibility to resume work on these projects until the situation created by the infection normalises,” said Arjun Jung Thapa, chief of the assistance coordination division of the Department of Roads. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepal PM Balen Shah urges unity and hope amid Dashain… Nepal PM Balen Shah expected to visit India in Mid-November Climate change could displace 40.5 million South Asians by 2050 PM Shah expresses commitment to making police organization capable Flood relief funds reach Rs 17.54 billion Landslide suspected as cause of deadly Budhi Gandaki flood Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING The Role of the Nepalese Army in Strategic Road Projects National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Impact of Social Media on Nepalese Society Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki Nepal Army’s mission in Lebanon provides Covid support kits to local municipalities Army Day : Five facts about Nepal’s ‘blue helmets’ in UN-peacekeeping missions Forbes-listed billionaire Binod Chaudhary tests positive for coronavirus Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around
