National Highway 23 (Nepal)
National Highway 23 | ||||
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| राष्ट्रिय राजमार्ग २३ (Nepali) | ||||
| National Highway 23 | ||||
NH23 in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MoPIT (Department of Roads) | ||||
| Length | 291 km (181 mi) | |||
| History | Under construction | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| East end | Diktel | |||
| Basa, Salleri, Junbesi, Jiri, Bhimeshwar | ||||
| West end | Khadichaur | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Nepal | |||
| Provinces | Koshi Province, Bagmati Province | |||
| Districts | Khotang, Solukhumbu, Ramechap, Dolakha, Sindhupalchowk | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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NH23 is an Interprovincial National Highway between Bagmati Province and Koshi Province of Nepal. The total length of the highway is 291 kilometers (181 mi). The western section (136 kilometers (85 mi) in Bagmati Province) of this highway is completed and the eastern section (155 kilometers (96 mi)) is planned.[1] [2]
Khadichaur-Mudhe-Charikot, the fiftyfive kilometres road section is already completed[3] [4] The section Charikot-Jiri is also completed.[5] According to the Statics of the Strategic Road Network (SSRN) of DoR The section Jiri-Tamakoshi (37.4 km) is also completed with black topped road.[6]
The eastern section of NH-23 (Tamakoshi to Diktel via Pekarnas, Salleri) is not yet completed and planned to construct in near future.
References
- ^ "Statics of National Highway 2020_21" (PDF). Nepal in data. Department of Roads (Nepal). 2021-09-22. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ^ "Statics of Stretgic Road Network". Department of Roads (Nepal). 2023. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ^ "Khadichaur-Charikot road closed for three consecutive days". The Himalayan Times. 28 Jul 2019. Retrieved 23 Jun 2024.
- ^ "Khadichaur-Charikot road up-gradation to take pace". Ratopati. 6 Dec 2019. Retrieved 23 Jun 2024.
- ^ "Upgradation of Charikot-Jiri road section continues". Ratopati. 13 Apr 2021. Retrieved 23 Jun 2024.
- ^ "NH-23, Dolakha". SSRN, DOR. Retrieved 23 Jun 2024.