Kathmandu, July 7 -- A Chinese technical team has completed a detailed survey of the 8.2-kilometre section of the Ring Road from Kalanki to Basundhara, marking an important step forward in the long-delayed road widening project.

The two-and-a-half-month survey was conducted by 18 technicians from China's state-owned CCCC First Highway Consultants and Xi'an Fangzhou Engineering Consultants. The team arrived in Nepal on April 19 and is scheduled to return to China within a week.

Arjun Prasad Aryal, chief of the Development Cooperation Implementation Division at the Department of Roads, said the design report will arrive from China within three months. "Once the design is submitted, we will review it within a month, make necessary revision...