Kathmandu, February 8
The Nepal Army has approved the design of the Kathmandu-Terai-Madhesh Expressway tunnel and the bridges connected to it. The contract for the construction of the tunnels has been signed in two packages.
Spokesperson of the Nepal Army and Assistant Rathi Narayan Silwal informed that the design made by the contractors as per the contract of EPC model was approved by the army and sent to the construction site. ”They have started surveying the tunnel site,” he said.
The cost of these two packages is Rs 44 billion in Nepali terms. Under one package, the
construction of two tunnels and bridges will be started at Dhedre of Makwanpur (1.37 km from Simpani to Chalise Kholsi) and at Lane danda (1.4 km from Ghattepakha to Bandrekholsi). Poly Changda Corporation has won the contract for the work at a cost of Rs 25.95 billion.
China State Construction Engineering has got the work of another 3.3 km package at
Mahadevdanda at a cost of Rs 18.78 billion.
By Karuna Thapa
