Siraha, March 20 -- Work on upgrading the Kamala-Kanchanpur section of the East-West Highway to four lanes, has gained momentum after the government's decision to extend the project deadline by a year. With this extension, the contractor has accelerated work on the western stretch of the 86.82 km section since March 15.

China Railway No 2 Engineering Group secured the contract for the work on October 29, 2020, worth Rs15.66 billion. The project is divided into two sections: the western stretch, covering 47.4 km from Kamala in Siraha to Kusaha in Saptari, and the eastern stretch, covering 39.42 km from Kusaha to Kanchanpur. As per the contract with the government, the entire section, which currently has two lanes, was supposed to be compl...