Nepal, June 3 -- Travel along most of the Pokhara-Muglin section of the Prithvi Highway, which is currently undergoing expansion, has become significantly easier. The 90-kilometre journey between Pokhara and Muglin can now be completed in about two hours. Travel time for public transport has also decreased, while private vehicles are making the trip even faster.

The Pokhara-Ambukhaireni section of the Pokhara-Muglin road was divided into two packages for expansion. The 80-kilometre stretch between Pokhara and Ambukhaireni was split into an eastern section (Ambukhaireni-Jamune, 41 km) and a western section (Jamune-Pokhara, nearly 39 km).

Although construction of several large bridges along the highway remains incomplete, travellers now ...