Authorities have begun constructing a track for an alternative road to the Mugling-Narayanghat section. The new route, running along Muglin-Gaighat-Dasdhunga-Thimura-Gaindakot, is being developed to ease congestion and provide a backup for the existing highway.
The Department of Roads has allocated Rs 26.932 million for the project in the current fiscal year. Work has started from Puljeep in Aanboo Khaireni Rural Municipality-4, Tanahun.
Following a detailed project report (DPR), the Department of Roads awarded the first-phase contract for the road, which will connect Muglin to Gaighat, Dasdhunga, Thimura, and Devghat’s Devpur before reaching Gaindakot in Nawalpur.
Local residents have long demanded an alternative route, and many have welcomed the project. Keshav Chandra Neupane, a resident of Devghat, expressed appreciation for the government’s initiative, stating that it fulfills a longstanding request from the community.
Residents have also urged authorities to build a road linking British Camp in Gaindakot Municipality-3, Devpur in Devghat Rural Municipality-5, and Dasdhunga. They highlighted the need for an alternative route along the Trishuli River from Dasdhunga to Muglin on the Tanahun side.
While previous government policies allocated funds for feasibility studies, the plan was later canceled. Til Bahadur Thapa, Chairperson of Devghat Rural Municipality, reaffirmed his commitment to pushing for the road’s construction, emphasizing its potential to transform Devghat into a center for economic and religious tourism.
Since Devghat Rural Municipality lacks a direct connection to a national highway, he believes that building a road from Gaindakot to Devghat and Dasdhunga will significantly increase tourism and development in the region.
Frequent landslides during the monsoon season often disrupt travel on the Mugling-Narayanghat road, further underscoring the need for an alternative route. Purna Bahadur Kunwar, Ward Chair of Devghat Rural Municipality-5, stressed that a new national highway on the Tanahun side would help integrate underdeveloped settlements in Devghat and Aanbukhaireni into the national road network.
The proposed alternative road from Gaindakot to Muglin will span approximately 38 kilometers.
