Kathmandu, June 3 -- awaited Ring Road widening project remains far from completion, with nearly 16 kilometres of roadway still unfinished eight years after work on the first section was completed.

The first phase of the project, covering the Koteshwar-Kalanki section, began in 2012 and was completed in 2018. However, progress on the remaining sections has been slow, leaving large stretches of the 27-kilometre ring road yet to be upgraded.

Only 11.09 kilometres of the Ring Road have been widened so far, while 15.91 kilometres remain in limbo.

Although the first phase was completed in 2018, the second phase did not move into implementation for another eight years, with Nepal and China signing the implementation agreement only in April 2...