Rukum (west), Jan. 3 -- The village of Umakhola in Rukum (West) does not have motor road access. But that is about to change. The locals have taken up the task of connecting their village with the district's road network.

Already, they have opened more than one-kilometre road track using traditional tools and equipment. The Rural Community Infrastructure Development Programme has allocated Rs 2.5 million for the project.

Umakhola is a remote village located in Aathbiskot Municipality Ward No. 1, one of the two wards in the municipality without motorable roads.

Dhaniram Budha, chief of the road construction committee, said the road project was initiated following the locals' collective desire to link their village and the district headq...