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Nepal Army links Manang District with a road for the firsttime
October 23, 2012
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The Nepal Army is one of the most cost effective bodies for national development in Nepal. For many decades the
army has utilized its well-trained manpower and resources to improve the infrastructure, in spite of economiclimitations and rugged geographical challenges. Over the years, developing road networks and bridges in remoteareas has become the armys hallmark contribution to enhancing the daily life of rural Nepal.
This week the army celebrated its latest achievement in Chame, district headquarters of Manang, when 18 public
vehicles carrying passengers reached Koto village (near Chame). Until now, Manang district had no access tomotorable roads linking it to other parts of Nepal.
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The project was completed just in time for Dashain.
Some international tourists have bemoaned the fact that the 69-kilometer road, connecting Besisahar to Chame,
has shortened the Annapurna Circuit trekking route. This is foreign navel-gazing. The road provides a tremendousboost to the quality of life for local inhabitants easier access to medical care being one of the benefits. Chairman
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of Manang Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chitra Prasad Dwale also pointed out that the availability of road
transportation has lowered the cost of goods in Manang district.
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The road is not for the faint-hearted or inattentive drivers. According to Technical Major Indibar Gurung, the
armys Chief of the Works Battalion, We are allowing only light-weight vehicles. The road runs along stiff cliffsand single mistake can take life easily and many drivers have been found drinking and driving in this region.Indeed, the track hugs more than 20 cliffs including Dharapani cliff, Sirantal cliff and Pimang cliff.
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To the armys credit, by doubling its task force, the army managed to complete the track on time and within
budgetary constraints.
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Here are some of the armys most significant contributions to Nepals infrastructure in years past:
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The old Kantipath project linking Kathmandu to the Indian border.
The Kharipati-Nagarkot road. Thee Trishuli-Somdang road, cutting through 105 kilometers of extremely difficult terrain northwest of
Kathmandu. Completed in 1990.
The 88-kilometer-long Katari-Okhaldhunga road in the Everest region. Completed in 2005.
The 86-kilometer-long Salyan-Musikot road in Rukum District, one of the most isolated regions in Nepal.
The 232-kilometer-long Surkhet-Jumla road, built in large part by the Nepal Army. Besides theconstruction of the road, this project incorporates various other side projects for the improvement of
the local rural society. Rebuilding of irrigation chanmnels, vocational trainings for the underprivileged,micro hydroelectric projects, among other projects, were incorporated.
The 60-kilometer-long Baglung-Beni-Jomsom road. The 65-kilometer Besi Sahar-Chaame road. This follows the Marsyangdi River along the Annapurna Circuit.
The 107-kilometer-long Chinchu-Jajarkot road. Not yet completed.
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The 145-kilometer-long Musikot-Buirtibang road in the mid-hills of the West and Mid West Nepal.
The 31-kilometer-long Devsthal-Shourjhari road, also in the mid-hills of Western Nepal.
The 45-kilometer-long Drabya Shah Marga road. It was build with a view to combat insurgency by pursuingdevelopment and security simultaneously. The 37-kilometer-long Satdobato-Niwel-Balua rad, the 39-
kilometer-long Gorkha-Mankamana road and the 45-kilometer-long Gorkha-Aarughat-Orkhet road werealso built under this program.
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