Kathmandu. The contract agreement of three infrastructure projects in Rautahat that have been stalled for a long time has been terminated.
The contracts for the construction of Lamaha Khola bridge under Chandranigahapur-Gaur road, Laukaha Khola bridge of Chapur-Sukdev Chowk-Laukaha road section and Dhansar-Bagmati road upgradation project along the Mahendra Highway have been terminated after the deadline for the construction could not be completed despite extending the deadline repeatedly. Minister for Infrastructure Development Sunil Lamsal has said that the government has decided to scrap the contract of three stalled projects in Rautahat district and move ahead with the construction works through a new process. According to Minister Lamsal, the construction of Lamaha River Bridge under Chandranigahapur-Gaur road and Laukaha River Bridge of Chapur-Sukdev Chowk-Laukaha road section were in limbo for the last 10 years. The contract agreement for both bridges has been terminated after the construction could not be completed despite extending the deadline time and again. An agreement was signed with Pappu and Shivashankar JV, Garuda, Rautahat on April 21, 2016 for the construction of the bridge. According to the agreement, the construction was to be completed within the fiscal year 2075÷76, but the deadline was extended time and again till July 30, 2080. However, the construction could not be completed within the stipulated time.
Due to the delay in the construction of the bridge, the locals have been facing problems in commuting for a long time. Minister Lamsal said that the government has decided to complete the remaining work of the project through a new process.
Similarly, the contract agreement for the upgradation and rehabilitation of the Dhansar-Bagmati section of the Mahendra Highway has also been terminated. Minister Lamsal said that the decision to terminate the contract was made after the physical progress of the project was found to be zero in the last fiscal year. Chandranigahapur Road Division has also issued a public notice regarding the termination of the contract agreement.
Two contracts signed with Pappu÷Shivashankar JV for the construction of Lamaha and Laukaha rivulet bridges and the upgradation of the Dhansar-Bagmati road section of the Mahendra Highway have been terminated.
Minister Lamsal has said that the government has taken a strict policy to expedite the construction of sick infrastructure projects across the country. He said that the projects that are found to be the basis for completing the construction will be given the last chance and if the work does not progress even from that, the contract will be terminated and the remaining work will be completed through a new process. Minister Lamsal has clarified that the government has tightened the contract management to end the problems faced by the citizens due to the projects that have been stalled for long and to speed up the construction of public infrastructures.
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