The Public Procurement Monitoring Office (PPMO) under the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers has blacklisted five companies.

One company has been blacklisted for up to three years, one for up to two years, and the remaining three for up to one year. Blacklisted companies are prohibited from participating in any public procurement process during the specified blacklisting period.

Bharat Construction/ Mainachuli/ Siddhisai JV Putlisadak has been blacklisted for three years. The main person of Bharat Construction is Rajiv Gurga, the main person of Manachuli Construction Services Pvt Ltd is Madan Kumar Adhikari and the main person of Siddhisai Prakash Construction Pvt Ltd is Dipendra Bahadur Shahi.

Similarly, Mainachuli-Siddhisai JV New Baneshwar has been blacklisted for two years.

Sherpa/ Hena/ Sunami JV Vidur-7 Nuwakot has been blacklisted for one year. The main person of Sherpa Construction is Furtemba Sherpa, the main person of Hena Construction is Ganesh Bahadur Basnet and the main person of Sunami Construction is Post Bahadur Bogati.

Similarly, Karsang Construction and Suppliers headed by Bikram Tamang and Izone Construction Services headed by Hari Ram Bohara have also been blacklisted for one year.