Road mending works in Kathmandu Valley gains pace

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU: Works to mend potholes in the Kathmandu Valley major roads have been intensified. Minister for Physical Infrastructure and
Transport Basanta Kumar Nembang, after assuming the office, had directed the Department of Roads to restore the damaged roads. According to
the Division Road Office, Kathmandu works to level up and blacktop are underway at New Baneshwor, Old Baneshwor, Tinkune, Thapathali, Naxal
Bhagawati and Kapan areas. As said by Department of Roads& Spokesperson Shivahari Sapkota, in the current fiscal year, more budget than that
of the previous year was allocated for the maintenance of roads. Around 70 per cent of the budget will be spent for the restoration of
national highways and 30 per cent in the local roadways, said the Roads Board Nepal. The post Road mending works in Kathmandu Valley gains
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