Rukum East, June 10 -- While most citizens can reach their ward offices within minutes or hours, residents of some villages in Putha Uttarganga Rural Municipality in Rukum East must take a three-day journey just to visit their ward office and return home.

This challenge mainly affects the residents of Jasamur, Hardibang, Tijyang and Ral-four villages within ward 2 of the rural municipality. These settlements-once part of the then Ranmamaikot village development committee (VDC)-have been incorporated into the current administrative setup of Putha Uttarganga Rural Municipality without proper consideration of geography and accessibility.

Following the federal restructuring in 2015, the then Ranmamaikot, Hukam, Taksera, Kol, Rangsi and Jang...