June 14: With the arrival of monsoon, any works related to road construction has been banned in eight districts including Kathmandu Valley. The Federal Road Supervision and Monitoring Office (FRSMO) under the Department of Roads has directed the concerned Road Division Offices to implement this decision from June 15.

Issuing a notice on Sunday, the FRSMO has ordered the concerned offices to halt excavation of roads under the Road Divisions in Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, Hetauda, ​​Khurkot, Nuwakot, Bharatpur and Charikot. Engineer Kailash Kumar Shrestha, superintending of the FRSMO, informed that the maintenance of various roads cannot be done immediately, and so they have asked not to dig roads from June 15 till mid-September.

He said that the excavation of road for drinking water, sewerage, electricity and telephone purpose has been stopped as it is not possible to blacktop the road and it will be difficult to work due to rain.

The FRSMO has also warned of action if any unit is found t have dug the roads against its instruction. The office has made it clear that no road will be allowed to be dug and if anyone is found digging, action will be taken as per the Public Roads Act 2031 BS. Under the FRSMO, more than 3,000 road networks have been expanded in these districts.