People to participate in building a road costing Ten million rupees by free public labour

Dhaibung (Rasuwa) 9 Falgun- People from South Rasuwa are participating whole heartedly to build a motor able road upto the only primary health centre that lies in the remote area.
          They are participate for a month to build 1km. 242 metre long and 4 mete wide road Bhorle-1, Banskhola to Dhaibung-8.
This road is 28 km. south from the district headquarters, Dhunche and only 2 km. away from Saatghumti, Dhaibung area of pasanglhamu Highway. Since the 2km:road from Ghumti to Bansekhola (jibjibe) was already constructed, the road under construction will be complete and the primary health center will have a direct connection to the Pasanglhymu highway.
Donor agencies have come up to provide ambulance and X-ray tools to primary health center but Bishnu Prasad Poudel the said. He further added, “It is road costing one crore rupees, lets see how much we can do”. According to the Statement of  Rajubhai Maharjan, the overseer of district infrastructure development office the construction cost, if constructed by labour donation of the people, will be 9.8 million 91 thousand and 75 rupees but if it is constructed by hiring the contractors it will cost 10.5 million 12 thousand 2 hundred and seven rupees.

The committee has already constructed six hundred meter long road but it is not easy to construct the point which leads upto the primary health center, the road has to pass Tinghumti. There are slopes, landslides and trees on the way. The committee has targeted to complete it within a month.

The committee has bought the tools/goods costing 20 thousand rupees in credit. These tool/goods will be used in construction work of the road.

The local people bring the remaining tools. Digging the land with a spade, Man Bahadur Tamang, the 57 year old resident of  Chhan-Dhaibung-9, jibjibe said that they brought not only tools but also Tiffin. He further added that nobody else but they should word hard for the project. From children to the people old people are involved on it. From some houses there are upto three people working daily. The number of such families is half a dozen. They work from10 O’clock in the morning to 5 O’clock in the evening. Dr.Sunil Koirala, expressing his happiness for the hard work and determination of community to construct the road upto the primary health center, said that he was encouraged by the enthusiasm of the people to serve the patient with full dedication. About 50-60 patients some to the primary health centre every day.

The user group has a hope that, after the construction of the road, there will be co-operation of the people not only in the field of  health but also the local market promotion. Chairman Poudel claims that community can increase income by sending local potatoes, cauliflower, and milk to other markets as well.

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