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Abstract for presentation (Poster or Podium) with a Paper in the Conference Proceedings

Sustainable Transportation & Urban Development

Road Transport Infrastructure Development during five years in Gandaki Province, Nepal

Sunday, June 16, 2024

3:00 PM - 4:15 PM ET

Room: Galleria

Primary Author(s)

MB

Mahendra Bahadur Baniya, n/a

Acting Director
Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development and Transport Management
Pokhara, Gandaki, Nepal

Presenter(s)

MB

Mahendra Bahadur Baniya, n/a

Acting Director
Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development and Transport Management
Pokhara, Gandaki, Nepal

Co-Author(s)

SG

Sudip Gautam, n/a

Account Officer
Provincial Financial Comptroller Office
Pokhara Metropolitan City, Ward No. 17, Gandaki, Nepal
AB

Arjun Baniya, n/a

Research Director
United Technical College
Bharatpur, Bagmati, Nepal
RT

Rocky Talchabhadel, n/a

Assistant Professor
Jackson State University
Jackson, Mississippi, United States
LB

Laxmi Prasad Bhandari, n/a

Senior Divisional Engineer
Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development and Transport Management
Pokhara, Gandaki, Nepal
Asmit Pokhrel

Provincial Bridge Coordinator
Local Roads Bridge Support Unit
Pokhara, Gandaki, Nepal
SS

Satish Subedi, n/a

Engineer
Infrastructure Development Directorate
Pokhara, Gandaki, Nepal

Submitter(s)

MB

Mahendra Bahadur Baniya

Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development and Transport Management
Pokhara, Gandaki, Nepal

Co-Author(s)

KC

Kaushal Chandra

Abstract:

Developing road transport infrastructure in the rural, hilly areas of Nepal poses a significant challenge. Typically, 70 -80% of the total project cost is allocated to road side drainage, cross drainage and slope protection structures in such terrain. Gandaki province invested NRs. 60,599.67M budget equivalent to $456.08M in transport development sectors during five years (Fiscal years: 2018/19 to 2023/24) after implementation of federal system in Nepal. Out of NRs.83529.71M (≈$628.65M) budget, 72.54% major budget was invested in road transport development sector. We expended this budget for upgrading and construction of 599 Km major graveled road, 668 Km major black topped road and constructing 81 number of bridges along the major roads making 1302 Km road length in all weathering roads within the province during five years within the eleven districts of Gandaki Province.

Learning Objectives:

Attendees can expect to learn the following from this session:

to demonstrate the investment on rural infrastructures in Gandaki Province
to measure the output of the investment in Gandaki Province.
to assess the necessary fund for infrastructure development.