Construction process for Damak-Chisapani road project moves forward

KATHMANDU: The construction process for the Damak-Chisapani road, a project included in Prime Minister Balendra Shah’s election agenda, has moved forward. The project, which connects Damak in Jhapa to Mangsebung in Ilam, has initiated a tender process worth over Rs 1.22 billion for blacktopping the Mangsebung-Larumba-Chisapani section.

The Road Division Office in Damak, under the Ministry of Infrastructure Development, has published a notice of intent to award the new contract. According to the notice, the Kathmandu-based Mahalaxmi-Jai Dhananjaya JV has been shortlisted with a bid amount of Rs 1.22 billion, 79 million, 44 thousand, 872 and 61 paisa.