Bajura wards remain cut off from road networks

Four wards in Bajura remain entirely cut off from road networks, leaving communities isolated from basic transportation infrastructure. According to the Ward Chairperson for Himali-3, Mangal Bahadur Budha, residents are completely deprived of communication and roads while other development remains far away. Because there are no roads, people must walk everywhere, and both healthy individuals and patients must be carried on people's backs. The Chairperson of Himali Rural Municipality, Govinda Bahadur Malla, stated that during his initial term, road access did not reach any of the local units. He attributed these infrastructure delays to restricted financial resources, challenging geography, and neglect from the federal and provincial governments. Malla explained that without substantial budget allocations from higher government bodies, constructing roadways has proven difficult for the local administration. Malla reported that road connections have recently reached ward number one in the remote former Bichhiya area, while targets are set to connect the remaining second and third wards within the current year. Meanwhile, Rural Municipality Chairperson Hari Bahadur Rokaya noted that a contract worth one crore fifty lakh was signed two years ago to bring roads to a specific ward, but the assigned contractor has yet to begin the construction work. Local resident Tuli Budha expressed frustration over unfulfilled commitments from politicians who repeatedly sought votes in Kimni, promising roads and development after citizens elected representatives to local, provincial, and federal positions following the advent of federalism. Residents state that the absence of road connectivity continues to make daily life extremely challenging as their dream of riding in vehicles remains unfulfilled.