Nawalparasi West, April 26 -- Construction of embankments is in full swing in Susta, which faces annual threats from erosion by the Narayani river.

Narayan Subedi, chief of the Irrigation and Water Resources Management Office in Bharatpur and head of the project, said work began in the second week of March at a cost of around Rs140 million. The project is scheduled for completion by June.

Subedi said work is being carried out day and night to complete the high-risk project within a short timeframe. "The time is short, but the work must be completed within this period," he said. "On the very day I was transferred to Chitwan, I reported to the site in Susta. If the embankment is not completed before the monsoon, the risk of Susta being sw...