As Nepal is preparing for a consultation meeting on the construction of Kathmandu-Kerung Railway including preparing the detailed project report (DPR) of the project, India has handed over the DPR of proposed cross-border railway between India’s Rupaidiya and Kohalpur in Banke of Nepal.
According to the DPR, the proposed railway track will run parallel and between the East-West Highway and the Postal Highway.
After receiving the DPR from Indian government, the government is preparing to start the process of land acquisition for the proposed cross-border railway. The 18.5-km railway track will start from Rupaidiya Railway Station and pass through Jayaspur, Indrapur, Guruwa Gaun, Hawaldalpur, Rajhena and end in Kohalpur of Banke in Nepal. “While India – upon the completion of the survey work by its technicians – has submitted a report to Banke District Administration, it has submitted the project DPR to the Railway Department,” according to Railway Department.
But constructing the railway line track above the East-West Highway will have to clear a huge swathe of national parks, the department said, adding that the sanctuaries will be, however, safe.
According to the DPR, the railway line will be constructed two to three-km away from the East-West Highway. “Some human settlements may fall on the way but the government will compensate them,” the department said, adding that the government aims at constructing 4,000-km railway network in two decades. “The incumbent government will construct some 750-km long railway network in five years.”
According to the DPR, the proposed railway track will run parallel and between the East-West Highway and the Postal Highway.
After receiving the DPR from Indian government, the government is preparing to start the process of land acquisition for the proposed cross-border railway. The 18.5-km railway track will start from Rupaidiya Railway Station and pass through Jayaspur, Indrapur, Guruwa Gaun, Hawaldalpur, Rajhena and end in Kohalpur of Banke in Nepal. “While India – upon the completion of the survey work by its technicians – has submitted a report to Banke District Administration, it has submitted the project DPR to the Railway Department,” according to Railway Department.
But constructing the railway line track above the East-West Highway will have to clear a huge swathe of national parks, the department said, adding that the sanctuaries will be, however, safe.
According to the DPR, the railway line will be constructed two to three-km away from the East-West Highway. “Some human settlements may fall on the way but the government will compensate them,” the department said, adding that the government aims at constructing 4,000-km railway network in two decades. “The incumbent government will construct some 750-km long railway network in five years.”
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