Surkhet, May 25 -- Even seven years after the track was opened, vital segments of the strategically significant Bheri Corridor remain incomplete. The failure to construct five crucial motorable bridges has severed direct connectivity, and continues to leave thousands of commuters stranded between Jajarkot and Dolpa.

The Caravan/Hirachan JV signed a contract in January 2021, to build bridges over the Nalgad and Jhirme streams in Nalgad Municipality, Jajarkot. At the same time, Rayamajhi/Caravan JV secured contracts to construct bridges over the Tatra, Maide and Tasu streams. The five bridges, together worth Rs184.3 million, have already received three deadline extensions, but construction remains unfinished as of now.

The delays have cau...