Stalled road widening leaves over 500 structures in ruins in Hetauda

Court delays have frozen a key highway widening, turning the town’s main commercial stretch into a damaged, unsafe and dust-filled zone with blackout risks and disrupted businesses.

A prolonged legal dispute over a highway widening project has left the centre of Hetauda in disarray for seven months, as court delays continue to stall work on one of Nepal’s key road corridors.