Kavre, Nov. 18 -- Dhulikhel road widening project is under pressure to meet its deadline. According to the Suryabinayak-Dhulikhel Road Project, only 60 percent of construction work has been completed even though the contractor has just three weeks left before the deadline.

The stretch is part of the Araniko Highway that connects Kathmandu to eastern Nepal and further to the Chinese border. Unmanaged settlements, land disputes and contractor's delay have slowed down the work.

Project officials said progress remains uneven. Some segments have advanced rapidly, while others have seen no movement for months. Around one kilometre in the Dhulikhel area has already been blacktopped, and blacktopping is currently underway in the Pulbazar-Janaga...