KATHMANDU, March 8 -- Over the course of the past six months in the current Fiscal Year (FY) 2023/24, a total of 117 kilometers of paved roads has been constructed.

According to the progress report on policy and major programs compiled by the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers for the fiscal year 2023/24 till mid-January 2023, this period saw the addition of 117 kilometers of two-lane and four-lane roads.

As per the office's data, the total length of black-topped roads under the federal government stood at 17,692 kilometers up to mid-July of the fiscal year 2022/23. However, by mid-January of the current fiscal year 2023/24, this figure had increased to 17,785 kilometers of two-lane roads.

During the six months of th...