Mountain Transportation Infrastructure

Construction and Improvement of Mahabharat Trail

An ongoing mountain transportation project involving trail alignment, drainage, masonry, soling, extensive stair construction and rest facilities in challenging terrain.

Dibyashwori Nirman Sewa · Aug 2025 – Present

My involvement

My work on the project is field-oriented, with responsibilities around site measurement, construction monitoring, coordination, billing and progress documentation. The project has strengthened my interest in transportation infrastructure designed for steep terrain and difficult construction conditions.

Scope

Mountain transportation

Construction and improvement of a trail through challenging terrain, including alignment, drainage, masonry, soling, and extensive stair construction.

Scale

~12,000
stairs constructed along the trail.

Responsibilities
  • Site supervision and measurement
  • Drawing checking/interpretation
  • Quantity measurement and contractor billing
  • Construction progress monitoring
  • Contractor, workforce and stakeholder coordination
  • Daily progress documentation
  • Drainage-related works
  • Trail alignment and slope-related construction
  • Masonry walls and associated structures
  • Soling works
  • Non-concrete truss-type rest/guard houses for trekkers and hikers
Project photographs
Rock soling along an undeveloped trail section
Trail soling works
Stone-paved trail section through open hillside terrain
Stone-paved trail
Partially completed stone pavement on a mountain slope
Trail pavement
Stone-paved trail winding across a forested hillside
Forest trail section
Constructed stone steps through forest terrain
Stone stair construction
Stone soling and trail surface construction along a hillside
Soling works
Masonry retaining wall and slope protection works
Masonry retaining wall
Existing trail alignment before improvement works
Existing trail condition
Masonry construction and drainage work in progress
Masonry construction
Newly constructed concrete and stone stairs
Completed trail stairs
Truss-type rest/guard house for trekkers and hikers
Rest/guard house
Large masonry retaining and stair structure on steep terrain
Retaining and stair works
Timber-clad rest house with truss roof
Rest facility
Stone stairs and retaining structure on the mountain trail
Mountain stairway
Field photographs documenting trail improvement, stone soling, stair construction, masonry retaining works, slope conditions and rest facilities.