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During a TMO visit in March looking at safety issues, one of the Himalayan Medics team noticed that our workers were struggling to carry stones for the gabion boxes and explained how in Solukhumbu, in Eastern Nepal, workers there use a locally designed wooden carrier to make their work easier.  This seemed like a good idea so they described the carrier in detail to a carpenter in Gamgadhi who made three carriers to trial.  These wooden stone carriers cost just Nrs 900 and during the trials the RAP3 workers found them to be very good – it protects them from bruises, cuts and scrapes on their backs, is easier to load and unload, and is easier to carry the stones over distances.  This wooden carrier works out more cost effective than the traditional woven baskets and better for the workers than just carrying the stones directly on their backs.  Best of all RAP3 has facilitated the transfer a locally developed solution from East Nepal to the West.  The RAP3 team in Mugu are already making more of these wooden stone carriers for their road workers to use, and perhaps if we demonstrate how good they are, others in the area might also take up the idea. Photos show current practice of protecting the back with a cloth and the new wooden carriers that is designed to protects the back

Following the completion of RMG management handover orientation training to the RAP3 focal persons, Sindhupalchowk DTA team has started engaging technical focal persons in preparation of monthly work plans for RMGs, regular supervision and preparation of payment certification. The first round of RMG payment certification has been completed by the TFPs of respective R/municipalities for the routine maintenance works within their municipalities for the month of Chaitra 2074. This will help to increase their capacity to manage the routine maintenance works on their own after the programme handover from RAP3 to the local levels by the end of this fiscal year.

DTA Dadeldhura organized a Joint Monitoring Visit on 12^th and 13^th April 2018. The visit team comprised of DCC chairperson, vice-chairperson, District Coordination Officer, Programme Officer, DTO officials, Chairperson/Vice person and ward chairperson of the respective R/municipality and RAP DTAs. The main purpose of the visit was to witness up-to-date progress of works (maintenance/ improvement), maintain transparency and accountability as well as collect feedbacks/suggestions for improvisation during implementation of works. Participants were satisfied with the work progress of improvement project and appreciated the maintenance works carried out by RMGs with support from RAP3. Ganesh Raj Bhatta, Chairperson of DCC Dadeldhura appreciated the generation of the local employment and expressed his concerned about the impact of more and more road being bulldozed without proper care of the environment.

Episode: 37        Broadcast Date: 15^th April 2018                            

Issue: Raskot Road Opening

This week, we will discuss about the road opening of Raskot Municipality, Kalikot. RAP3 constructed 18 Kilometer road in Raskot Municipality and it was officially inaugurated on 31^st January 2018. This episode will roam around road opening event and will focus on the positive impact of the road construction. This episode will feature positive stories of locals of Raskot about how road access has brought development in their area. They will share their feeling of working with RAP3, the feeling when they first saw vehicle. They will also share their plans, hope for development that came along with road.