{"id":1991,"date":"2026-10-31T13:36:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T13:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eve-construction.com\/?p=1991"},"modified":"2026-10-31T13:36:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T13:36:13","slug":"bajura-bridge-contracts-cancelled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eve-construction.com\/%e0%a4%a8%e0%a5%87%e0%a4%aa%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%b2%e0%a5%80\/bajura-bridge-contracts-cancelled\/","title":{"rendered":"Bajura Bridge Contracts Cancelled: Two Stranded Bajura Bridges Set for Fresh Start"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Bajura bridge contracts cancelled announcement came from Infrastructure Development Minister Sunil Lamsal on October 31, 2026. Two bridge projects in Bajura district, stranded for about seven years, are now moving again after the ministry cancelled the original contract and began a fresh process to get construction under way.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/eve-construction.com\/%e0%a4%a8%e0%a5%87%e0%a4%aa%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%b2%e0%a5%80\/bajura-bridge-contracts-cancelled\/#Bajura_bridge_contracts_cancelled_after_seven_stranded_years\" >Bajura bridge contracts cancelled after seven stranded years<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/eve-construction.com\/%e0%a4%a8%e0%a5%87%e0%a4%aa%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%b2%e0%a5%80\/bajura-bridge-contracts-cancelled\/#Why_the_two_Bajura_bridges_matter\" >Why the two Bajura bridges matter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/eve-construction.com\/%e0%a4%a8%e0%a5%87%e0%a4%aa%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%b2%e0%a5%80\/bajura-bridge-contracts-cancelled\/#What_happens_next_for_the_Bajura_bridges\" >What happens next for the Bajura bridges<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bajura_bridge_contracts_cancelled_after_seven_stranded_years\"><\/span>Bajura bridge contracts cancelled after seven stranded years<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In 2075 BS, a tender was called under the design and build model for bridges linking Budhiganga with Triveni and Badimalika with Gaumula in Bajura district in far western Nepal. The contractor did not complete the work within the agreed time, and the contract has now been cancelled. The minister&#8217;s message was blunt: stranded contracts will not be allowed to remain. A design and build arrangement places design and construction responsibility with the same contractor, so a delay in either stage can hold up the whole crossing. The move fits a wider pattern of the ministry ending non-performing contracts, including the recent termination of the 9.5 km Belase-Golakharka section of the <a href=\"https:\/\/eve-construction.com\/%e0%a4%a8%e0%a5%87%e0%a4%aa%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%b2%e0%a5%80\/mechi-corridor-contract-terminated\/\">Mechi Corridor<\/a> and the Mangalsen road contract in <a href=\"https:\/\/eve-construction.com\/%e0%a4%a8%e0%a5%87%e0%a4%aa%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%b2%e0%a5%80\/achham-road-contract-terminated\/\">Achham<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_the_two_Bajura_bridges_matter\"><\/span>Why the two Bajura bridges matter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The two crossings connect local levels in Bajura, a remote district where river crossings shape daily life. During the monsoon, travel between these local levels is cut off completely when rivers swell and no bridge is in place, leaving residents without a reliable route for trade, health care, schooling and administration. In hill districts, a single river crossing can determine whether a journey is possible at all, especially for people carrying goods to market or reaching a health post. That seasonal isolation is why the ministry says the work must move quickly rather than wait for another construction cycle. That is also why the Bajura bridge contracts cancelled decision matters beyond paperwork: it removes a stalled arrangement that stood between residents and a usable crossing.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_happens_next_for_the_Bajura_bridges\"><\/span>What happens next for the Bajura bridges<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The ministry has started the process through the Nepal Infrastructure Company under the Ministry of Infrastructure Development. Engineers have been deployed to the area, and site verification of both project sites is now complete. Site verification is an important checkpoint because it confirms ground conditions and access before construction teams and materials are mobilized. That step clears the way for construction to be pushed ahead at speed, and the Bajura bridge contracts cancelled decision means the project is no longer tied to the old arrangement. The minister&#8217;s post did not name a new contractor or a completion date, so the next milestone to watch is the award of fresh construction work for the two bridges and the start of work on site.<\/p>\n<p>For Bajura residents, the announcement ends years of uncertainty over two crossings first tendered in 2075 BS. Whether the fresh process delivers bridges faster than the cancelled contract did will depend on how quickly the new construction phase begins before the next monsoon. Until work starts on site, residents will be watching for the tender award and mobilization as the clearest signs of progress.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ersunillamsal\/posts\/pfbid0268FuwKbdWYiKEwfk2YqUrHzvxHdgEgV9y4N4e5Q7ZPozbaSxvpi1etHag7jbsLGXl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minister Sunil Lamsal&#8217;s Facebook post, October 31, 2026<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bajura bridge contracts cancelled announcement came from Infrastructure Development Minister Sunil Lamsal on October 31, 2026. 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