Morang, Nov. 9 -- Construction work on the 12.4km Urlabari-Rabi road started some seven years ago but it is yet to see completion.

Prera/Jyoti JV Construction in Kathmandu had received a tender from the then Eastern Division Road Office in Biratnagar on May 2012. The contractor had to blacktop the 12.4km of the road within two years, according to the agreement. But till date, there has been little progress on the road.

Buddhiman Chaudhary, a local of Miklajung, says that people living in the area are living in poor health conditions because of the air pollution caused by the construction work. "My village is close to the road and we haven't been able to breathe clean air for so many years now. The surrounding area is always covered in b...