Kathmandu, April 21 -- The road section in front of the Amrit Science College in Lainchaur is a work in progress-perennially. The Kathmandu Upatyaka Khanepani Limited fixes water leakage in the area and the Department of Roads fixes the road every 15 days.

Both the agencies are under constant pressure to fix the leakage and repair the roads, as college students continue to complain.

About two months ago, Mahesh Prasad Bhattarai, director general of the water utility, himself went to inspect the site.

"I was shocked to see water pipes just a few centimetres below the road," said Bhattarai.

Lainchaur-Sorhakhutte is a busy road used by hundreds of vehicles every day. "The pressure and vibrations caused by passing vehicles are enough to d...