Gorkha, Dec. 21 -- The construction of a bridge over the Trishuli river near Prithvi Highway took off some five years ago. Fast forward to today and the construction site wears an abandoned look, with construction materials stacked up and scattered around. Not a single worker has been spotted in the construction site for the past two years, say locals.

The company behind the construction of the bridge is Pappu Construction, notorious for grabbing a large number of projects but not completing them on time. "The representatives of the construction company have even stopped receiving our phone calls," said Hom Bahadur Rana, chairman of Gandaki Rural Municipality in Gorkha.

Pappu Construction was awarded the contract to construct the bridge...