Problem-plagued Amaila road heading towards finish line

The Synergy Holdings-contracted access road for the Amaila Falls Hydroelectric Project is nearing completion even as the larger project is further delayed from starting up because of setbacks in financing.

A source close to the Ministry of Works said that the Amaila road project, wrested from the hands of Makeshwar ‘Fip’ Motilall of Synergy Holdings, may be completed by the end of the year and that a number of contractors are working to meet this deadline, although rainy weather posing a challenge.

“We have to finish by the end of the year, but we are aiming for