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Pappu Construction Pvt. Ltd.
पप्पु कन्ट्रक्सन प्रा.लि.
PPMO-blacklisted following the Tinau bridge case. Chairman is a former Member of Parliament.
The record
Pappu Construction was one of the highest-volume domestic government contractors through the 2010s, awarded multiple federal road and bridge contracts. The Tinau bridge case — where structural defects were identified and the CIAA filed corruption charges against the company chairman in 2023 — anchored the firm's 2023 PPMO blacklist appearance. Hari Narayan Rauniyar, the company chairman, sat in the federal House of Representatives 2017-2022 as a Nepali Congress MP from Sarlahi-3.
The short version
Pappu Construction built many government roads and bridges. After a bridge it built developed defects, the anti-corruption commission charged the owner — who was also a sitting Member of Parliament. The company is now on the official blacklist.
Ownership
Hari Narayan Rauniyar — founder and chairman.
Documented political ties
Hari Narayan Rauniyar was elected to the federal House of Representatives (2017) representing Sarlahi-3 as a Nepali Congress candidate. He was arrested by the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) in 2023 on charges relating to the substandard Tinau bridge project; criminal proceedings are documented in court records.
Election Commission of Nepal candidate records (2017); CIAA case file and Kantipur/Onlinekhabar coverage of the 2023 arrest.
Projects awarded
Tinau River bridge (Rupandehi)
2018
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delayed
Multiple federal road and bridge contracts
2010–2020
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delayed
Public-record concerns
PPMO blacklist
Listed by Public Procurement Monitoring Office (PPMO) as a blacklisted contractor following the Tinau bridge case.
Source2023
Court matter
CIAA filed corruption charges against the company chairman in 2023; case proceedings on record.
2023
OAGN finding
Successive Auditor General reports have flagged Pappu Construction projects for delay and cost-overrun across the past decade.
Source2018-2024
What to watch
- ·Court proceedings against the chairman — outcome will set precedent for contractor-MP accountability.
- ·Whether successor entities under different names absorb Pappu contracts — a documented pattern across the contractor sector.
Sources · cited verbatim
Public Procurement Monitoring Office (PPMO) — Blacklisted contractors list
Open release checked 2025-01-31Office of the Auditor General Nepal — Annual Report — bridge construction findings
Open release checked 2024-08-15Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority — CIAA case file — Tinau bridge
Open release checked 2023-12-15
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