'Development of road transport in Nepal is very difficult and expensive'. Justify this.
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due to the large hilly regions, it is very risky to drive vehicles on such roads.in nepal there is only one highway from east to west which crosses plains and hilly regions. ... road transport is of great importance in nepal. air transport is very expensive here.
Road, bridge and tunnel construction are tough, costly affair and time consuming especially
in hilly and mountainous regions. This requires huge funds, high and advance technology, trained manpower, effective management, planning and governance, political stability and strong will power of government to
speed up the infrastructural development.
The national highways, its secondary roads and urban areas' roads
were not good due to improper and irregular repair and maintenance. Hilly
area roads were frequently damaged due to landslide and heavy rainfall.
Heavy loaded trucks and containers damaged roads and bridges because
such roads and bridges were capable to transport 15-20 ton load only whereas
40-50 ton loaded vehicles were found to be running there. Unauthorized
extraction of sand and stone from river and illegal deforestation had
adversely affected environment. As a result, landslides and flood damaged
bridges and destroyed roads during rainy season. There was not responsible
body to control these issues and to penalize the guilty party.