Trishuli Corridor
Trishuli Corridor | ||||
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| राष्ट्रिय राजमार्ग ४२ (Nepali) | ||||
| National Highway 42 राष्ट्रिय राजमार्ग ४२ | ||||
NH42 in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MoPIT (Department of Roads) | ||||
| Length | 197 km (122 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| North end | Rasuwagadhi | |||
| Bhandara, Malekhu, Galchhi, Beltar, Gangate, Bidur | ||||
| South end | Thodi | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Nepal | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Trishuli Corridor (NH42) a North–South Highway, also known as Kerung–Thori Road, is a national highway of Nepal located between Madhesh and Bagmati provinces of Nepal. The total length of the highway is 197 kilometers (122 mi).[1] [2]
Details
The Trishuli Corridor (Kerung-Thori) is considered to be the shortest road in Nepal and connects India and China.[3] This short route was opened after completing a piece of the Mailung-Syaphrubeshi road section by Nepali Army. The construction of the road in this section was started on 4 April 2015. [4]
The road starts at Thori (Indo-Nepal border) in Parsa District of Madhesh Province. It splits off from NH05 and runs northward passing through Parsa National Park. It crosses the NH01 at Bhandara passing through Chitawan National Park. The road then intersects with NH17 at Malekhu. The road bisects from NH17 about 22 kilometers (14 mi) east in Galchhi, a town located on the riverbank of Trishuli. The road then continues to follow the Trishuli River up to the Nepal-China border at Rasuwagadhi.[5][6]
References
- ^ "Statics of National Highway 2020_21" (PDF). Nepal in data. Department of Roads (Nepal). 22 September 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Statics of Strategic Road Network". Department of Roads (Nepal). 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Rasuwagadhi-Thori highway to connect three neighbours". The Kathmandu Post. 26 December 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Shortest route to Rasuwagadhi opens". The Himalayan Times. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Galchhi-Rasuwagadhi road widening project begins". The Kathmandu Post. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
The Galchhi-Trishuli-Rasuwagadhi road is a national pride project that has been deemed as a strategic road network that connects the southern and northern neighbours. This road is the key to implementing the Transit Transport Agreement signed between Nepal and China during KP Sharma Oli's visit to Beijing in 2016.
- ^ "Government set to widen road along Trishuli". The Kathmandu Post. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2024.