The road
history of Upper Kheng (UK) is in making. The most controversial GC road
construction in the history of Department of Roads has been completed.
Formation cutting of additional length of 1.24km to the newly proposed Gewog Centre is yet to complete with trace cutting already reached its termination
point. Formation cutting of Bardo Gewog centre road (Therang - Khomshar GC
road) will be completed within this financial year 2016 -2017. Trace cutting
has already been terminated at the Gewog centre.
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| Beautiful Khomshar before road construction |
Survey work
for the new road that will connect Khomshar under Zhemgang and Wama under
Mongar Dzongkhag is underway with Lingmithang regional office undertaking the
feasibility survey until Ngomila. The road construction activity is in 12th fifth year plan. The
road will connect Central and Eastern Dzongkhag.
Construction
completion of GC roads has welcomed many farm roads under Shingkhar and Bardo
Gewogs. Within 2015 -2016 financial year, two farm roads to Radhi and Thrisa
village with 7.10 km and 9.17km respectively started its construction. Another
two farm roads to Changkhar and Thajong is yet to start.
Bardo
Gewog's farm roads to Phulabi and Dratshang (Gonpa) awaits trace cutting of GC road
to reach Gewog centre, since all takeoff points of the farm roads are from Gewog
centre road. Factually, UK's development mode is on.
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| Thrisa Farm road takeoff from GC road |
With
Chamkharchu Hydropower soon to start, roads condition and people's lives will
be drastically improved.
Nimshong
Sub-division office is mandated for management and administration of road projects of UK. It has
blacktopping and maintenance of Buli - Nimshong (30.2km) and Phumithang
Dratshang road (3.35km), formation cutting of Shingkhar and Bardo GC roads works at
hand.
Budget
proposal for the fiscal year 2016 - 2017 amounting to roughly Nu. 150.00
million was farsighted move. Among various proposed improvement activities of
GC roads, budget for construction of only three Bailey bridges were approved
with RGoB financing.
Government
has pledged and prioritized blacktopping of all Gewog centre roads within 2018.
Within these two financial years period,
Shingkhar GC and Bardo GC road till Bardo contemplate to complete. The total GC
roads to blacktop lengthen to 59.06km after completion of Therang - Khomshar GC
road.
Therefore,
as per the fiscal budget approval and work plan accordingly, I wish for timely
release of the budget and timely completion of work.
