DHANGADHI, Oct. 17 -- Construction of the postal highway has not gained momentum even though it was declared a national pride project by the government. Contractors responsible for constructing various sections of the highway have been missing one after another deadline. This has worsened as government authorities have also been failing to monitor progress of the project and holding responsible parties accountable.

An instance of such sluggishness is the construction of a bridge over the Kandra River. Lama-Salpa-Sherpa-Biruwa JV Construction had received contract to build the bridge over Kandra River in mid June of 2011. It was supposed to build bridge within three years. To this day, the bridge is yet to complete.

As the project was no...