The well-known Hetauda-Kathmandu tunnel is set up by the Government of Province 3. The state government has intensified preparations to link Hetauda Kathmandu via the tunnel.
Although the state government had forwarded the tunnel route in its first policy and program as a project of pride, the state had not been able to construct the route for the first year as the private company had a contract period with the central government.
However, this year, by completing the legal and technical preparations, the state government has begun to cooperate with the central and local levels as well. According to sources at the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development, preparations have already been made to call for bids within the next three months. It is estimated that Rs 12 billion will be invested to construct the project, which will be completed within three years.
Chief Minister Dormani Poudel, who is also the Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development, and other ministers are also in favor of the construction of the tunnel.
Chief Minister Poudel informed RSS that the government was planning to start the work that would be completed during this period as the state's pride was even planned. Chief Minister Poudel said that the construction of the tunnel was given priority as it would easily connect the capital of the Province 3, Hetauda and the capital of the country to Kathmandu and contribute significantly to the economic development of the country.
He further said that the state government has forwarded the tunnel route plan with confidence that Nepal will be the backbone of long-term development. According to him, the technical preparation of the structure of the route will be completed. Chief Minister Poudel said that currently three-and-a-half-kilometer tunnel from Bhimafedi to Sisnery and the Hetauda-Bhimafedi road and Sisnery Kathmandu are being widened.
After the construction of the tunnel, Hetauda-Kathmandu's hassle and hourly travel time will be reduced to one hour and will provide travel time and financial savings from almost all areas of the country to Kathmandu.
Chief Minister Poudel said the tunnel highway would connect all the western, southern and eastern parts of Nepal through Hetauda and significantly enhance the overall economy of the country.
Province 3 As the most important project in the government's project, all work on the pre-construction of the tunnel was almost completed and now the bidding process will be completed within three months, said Secretary of the Ministry of Physical Development, Tejraj Bhatt.
It is said that a plan to bring Kathmandu through the petroleum pipeline tunnel from India to Amalekhgunj will also be carried forward by connecting it with the construction of the tunnel.
The 72-km Amalekhganj Kathmandu pipeline can be extended, said Anup Poudel, Personal secretary of the Chief Minister. He said the pipeline would also save the country huge transportation costs.
According to economist Poudel, after the operation of the route, more than one billion rupees of annual expenditure will be saved through fuel and spare parts, time and energy will be saved during travel and road maintenance costs will be reduced; Many costs, including the cost of production, can be reduced by delivering He says.
He said that special teams made to study the feasibility and overall issues of the tunnel had presented with their report and after the festival, there would be a more thorough presentation.
