Panchkoshi Highway
National Highway 60 | ||||
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| राष्ट्रिय राजमार्ग ६० (Nepali) | ||||
| Surkhet - Dailekh - Nakchelagna | ||||
NH60 in red | ||||
 NH60 in Dailekh | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MoPIT (Department of Roads) | ||||
| Length | 288.23 km (179.10 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| North end | Nakchelagna | |||
| Duikhamba, Pallo Kalimati | ||||
| Sourh end | Surkhet | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Nepal | |||
| Provinces | Karnali Province | |||
| Districts | Surkhet District, Dailekh District, Kalikot District, Jumla District and Mugu District | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Panchkoshi Highway (National Highway 60, NH60) is a proposed national highway in Nepal which is being constructed in Karnali Province. The total length of the highway is supposed to be 288.23 kilometers (179.10 mi). According to SNH2020-21 125.67 kilometers (78.09 mi) of the road has already been opened and 60.67 km (37.70 mi) of the road has been paved.[1][2]
The Highway NH59 named Panchkoshi after The Panchkoshi pilgrimage sites located in Dailekh District.[3] The highway will link the southern part of the country with Nankche-Nagla (Nepa-China border).[4]
The highway is mainly divided into 4 sections:
- Surkhet – Dailekh road
- Dailekh - Odhari road
- Nagma - Gamgadhi road
- Gamgadhi – Nakchelagna road
The 67-km road linking Dailekh to the mid-western hub of Surkhet has been in a miserable condition ever since it was opened in 1993.[5] The Gamgadhi-Nakchelagna road construction project that was started in the fiscal year 2072–73 BS (2015–16) has reported the construction of just an 18-kilometre section. However, its detailed survey was concluded a decade earlier in 2062–63 BS.[6]
Gallery
NH60 in Dailekh
NH60 at mighty hills of Dailekh
References
- ^ "Statics of National Highway 2020_21" (PDF). Nepal in data. Department of Roads (Nepal). 2021-09-22. Retrieved 18 Jun 2024.
- ^ "Statics of Strategic Road Network". Department of Roads (Nepal). 2023. Retrieved 18 Jun 2024.
- ^ "Why Panchakoshi in Dailekh should be your next pilgrimage destination in Karnali". Online Khabar. 16 Apr 2023. Retrieved 24 Jul 2024.
- ^ "Panchakoshi Highway linking Surkhet-Dailekh-China". My Republica. 8 Jun 2017. Retrieved 24 Jul 2024.
- ^ "Facelift hope for Surkhet-Dailekh road". The Himalayan Times. 2 Oct 2008. Retrieved 24 Jul 2024.
- ^ "Gamgadhi-Nakchelagna road project reports 18-km construction in 17 years". Nepal News. 13 Aug 2023. Retrieved 24 Jul 2024.