DHADING: Floods and landslides have left most of the rural roads in Dhading in a sorry state.

Arjun Gorkhali, Chairman of Dhading Transport Entrepreneurs’ Union, complained that the dilapidated condition of roads that connect the district headquarters with the northern VDCs was giving commuters and vehicles a difficult time.

Transport workers complained that lack of timely repair and maintenance had adversely affected vehicular movement.

Locals say that millions of rupees is spent every year to repair, reconstruct and upgrade the roads, but to no avail. People lamented that the roads develop cracks and holes due to use of sub-standard materials.

Consumers’ Welfare Protection Forum Dhading Chairman Bed Bahadur Khand said that millions of rupees was poured in every year to mend the Dhadingbesi-Salyantar and Dhadingbeshi-Sangkosh roads, they still posed high risk for vehicles.

DDC data shows that 45 VDCs are connected with roads. The district has 1,290 km long dirt road, 70 km graveled and 36 km metaled roads. Likewise, 26 km road of Tribhuvan Highway, 67 km road of Prithvi Highway and 175 km road of Kalupandey Road lie in the district.