Nepal trade corridor projects get PM Modi's push

Nepal trade corridor projects get PM Modi's push


  • NEW DELHI: With the government focused on strengthening relations with Nepal and to improve trade and communication, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked the road transport ministry to expedite widening and completion of ongoing works.

  • This border town between India and Nepal witnesses heavy movement of cargo and people throughout the year.

  • It is also the major trade corridor.Ministry sources said, the 70km stretch from Raxaul, on Indo-Nepal border, to Piprakothi on the East-West corridor in Bihar is being widened to two-lanes with paved shoulder by NHAI at a cost of Rs 375 crore.

  • This will be a toll road and the project is likely to be completed by next March.India has a 1,751km long border with Nepal which is shared by Uttarakhand , Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim.

  • Since road link between the two countries is vital for promotion of trade and tourism, plans were prepared to develop all the highways.While work on Sonbarsa to Muzaffarnagar has almost completed and tolling has started, the proposal to widen the Jogbani-Forbesganj (NH- 57A) has been delayed as the earlier contract was terminated in January 2014.


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