ROLPA, Nov. 16 -- Road construction has been one of the major development agenda during the past decade in Rolpa, like elsewhere across the country. Increasing people's access to transport by constructing new roads was also one of the most important election agenda of political parties.

The pace of constructing new roads got further boost after the formation of local bodies that came into power with more power. Locals in Rolpa were buoyed with the pace of development in constructing roads that followed. However, the euphoria has gradually subsided and turn into frustration as darker side of haphazardly constructed road is coming to the fore.

According to locals, 'it was better not to have roads, than to have 'death traps'. They are urgi...