Construction of roads in the mountains of Nepal is quite complicated because of steep slopes, thick soil profiles, weak rockmass and the extreme rainfall of the monsoon season. In the name of “low cost”, many roads of Nepal do not have any standard engineering structures. As a result, low cost road construction and maintenance programs are widely affected by landslide and debris flow triggered by monsoon rainfall. Generally, shallow failure occurred along the roadside, both in uphill as well as downhill slopes, are major geological problems of roads of Nepal. Although, cost effective techniques are very important for a developing country like Nepal, experience of Nepal reveals that low cost roads are not the best solution for sustainable development of underdeveloped countries.