Banke. Residents of the remote Baskhali limestone quarry area in Raptisonari Rural Municipality are forced to travel approximately 24 kilometers to reach their ward office.Local leader Tulsiram Tharu from Baijapur stated that it takes at least four hours to reach the Rapti Sonari-4 Baijapur ward office from areas located near the Indian border, including Baskhali, Chunbhatti, Khairbhatti, Kuntepani, Maheshpur, Gurdangaudi, Juruwa, and Lower Baskhali.“Due to the lack of roads, we are forced to walk for four hours to access services at the ward office,” Tharu said. “Since the people here have not been able to experience the presence of the...