SURKHET: Dozens of multi-year projects of the Karnali province government have been stalled due to the negligence of the contractor companies. The work of 33 mega projects under the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Urban Development of the province government has been stalled due to the negligence of the contractors.

According to the ministry, seven projects in Surkhet, five in Dailekh and five in Jajarkot, four in Kalikot and four in Mugu are in limbo.

Similarly, information officer and senior engineer of the Ministry Praveen Karki informed that two multi-year plans in Salyan and Rukum West are stalled due to negligence of the contractor. According to him, one project each in Jumla and Dolpa is in a standstill. In the list, it has been found that the construction company of the incumbent MP is also involved in stalling the work of the MP’s company.

Kanchharam Construction, which was entrusted with the construction of 13 roads in the province headquarters Birendranagar, left the road construction work in a sheer negligence without doing any work. In 2078 BS, Kanchharam Construction Company had contracted to pave the road and its time period was until the end of 2079 but only 30 percent progress has been made so far.

This construction company had signed an agreement with the Directorate of Infrastructure Development under the Ministry for Rs 120.94 million.