Baburam Bhattarai demands immediate construction of Benighat-Arughat-Larke road, which has been stalled for the past 18 years, proposes to make Northern Gorkha an autonomous region <\/strong><\/p>\n
Kathmandu. Former Prime Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai has expressed serious dissatisfaction over the delay in the construction of Benighat-Arughat-Larke (Ruhila) road connecting Tibet of China via Chumnubri Rural Municipality of North Gorkha.<\/p>\n Making his views public through social media, Bhattarai said it was unfortunate that the construction of the 154-km road of strategic importance has not been completed even after 18 years. Recalling that the road construction process had been forwarded by including the road in the red book through the budget speech of FY 2065\u00f766 when he was the Finance Minister, he said Chumnubri rural municipality, the fourth largest in the country in terms of area and the biggest of the Gandaki State, has not yet been connected to road network.<\/p>\n “It is ironic that the Benighat-Arughat-Larke (Ruhila) road linking China via Chum-Nubri Village of Northern Gorkha to Tibet has not been completed for 18 years and has not been connected by the country’s fourth and the largest municipal road in Gandaki Province,” he wrote, “The 154 km long road of historical and strategic importance that I had started in the budget statement of 2065\/66 when I was the Finance Minister has not been completed yet.<\/p>\n According to him, the locals of the mountainous region as big as Manang and <\/p>\n Mustang have been facing problems for many years due to the lack of roads. According to him, the floods, landslides and natural disasters in northern Gorkha have been damaged and the northern Gorkha has been left out of contact. <\/p>\n Bhattarai said that the delay in the construction of the Budhigandaki Hydropower Project, a national pride project, has affected the development of Lower Gorkha. The road from Darbung to Arkhet, which is said to be inundated due to the project, has neither been upgraded nor an alternative road has been constructed. <\/p>\n Bhattarai stressed the need for a special political and administrative arrangement to address the distinct geographical, ethnic, linguistic and cultural identity of northern Gorkha. He proposed to make the northern territory an autonomous region by formulating federal laws as per Article 56 (5) of the Constitution of Nepal. He drew the attention of the incumbent government to forward the construction of Benighat-Arughat-Larke road in a war footing and to give priority to the issues of the unique identity and development of northern Gorkha. He demanded that the government should immediately take concrete steps to connect the people of northern Gorkha with easy transportation, development and national mainstream by ending the delay in the construction of roads of strategic importance. <\/p>\n Photo Courtesy: Dr. Baburam Bhattarai’s social media ‘X’ page<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Baburam Bhattarai demands immediate construction of Benighat-Arughat-Larke road, which has been stalled for the past 18 years, proposes to make Northern Gorkha an autonomous region Kathmandu. 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