JUMLA, Aug. 17 -- Sher Bahadur Bohora of Jumla recently traveled to Surkhet last week. That was not the first time he made the trip. However, he was never scared as he was on that trip. 'That was not a journey, it was a nightmare'.

"Karnali highway is not safe at all. The rural roads opened haphazardly connecting the highway have made it a hazardous road to ply," he said. "While traveling through it this time, I felt that I might not reach home alive."

Widening of the road networks is one of the most remarkable happenings that took place across the country in the last few years. This gained further momentum after the restructuring of the nation was complete and local bodies came into existence. Building road was the major concern of peo...