Pokhara-Mugling Road Construction Stalled Over Unresolved Power Pole Dispute

Kaski. The construction of the Pokhara section under the Pokhara-Mugling road project has been hampered by the failure to remove 11 kV dedicated power line poles leading to the Pokhara International Airport. The inability to remove 29 poles from the Kundahar substation to the airport entrance has stalled the construction of the road's service lane and footpath.Project Chief Engineer Krishna Bahadur Kunwar stated that despite repeated correspondence with the airport office and the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), no action has been taken. The airport has been utilizing a dedicated power line connected from Kundahar Chowk.Engineer Kunwar noted that the NEA...