Nepal, Nov. 9 -- The Sindhuli section of the BP Highway is riddled with potholes just four months after the Banepa-Sindhuli-Bardibas Road Project repaired the road stretch.

"The Sindhuli section was repaired recently, but it has already developed potholes. It's become very risky to drive on that section. Because of the state of the road section, it takes us around six hours to reach Kathmandu from Sindhuli; earlier it would take us about four hours," said Santosh Karki, the driver of a four-wheeler who commutes daily along the highway.

Immense traffic, especially of heavy goods carriers, has taken a toll on the recently repaired road, said Ramesh Acharya, a technician of the road project. According to the road project officials, lack of...