Kathmandu. The process of constructing a new road section under the national pride project, Hulaki Highway, connecting Madi and Bharatpur Metropolitan City of Chitwan, has begun. The Department of Roads, under the Hulaki Highway Directorate, has prepared the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report for the 'Riukhola (Bankatta)–Deurali–Nayapul–Dhrughat–Jagattpur' road section (7.813 kilometers) and submitted it to the Ministry of Forest and Environment for approval. This road, to be constructed through Chitwan National Park and its buffer zone, is expected to significantly ease and shorten the commute for residents of Madi and the Thori area of Parsa to Bharatpur. This new 'alignment'...