January
30, 2017
Kathmandu,
Jan 30 (PTI) India has provided USD 2.49 million to Nepal for the construction
of postal highway which runs across the Terai region close to the Indo-Nepal
border.
“Ambassador of India Ranjit Rae handed over a cheque amounting to
Nepalese rupees 249,710,698 equivalent to USD 2.49 million to Minister for
Physical Infrastructure and Transport Ramesh Lekhak at the ministry’s office at
Singha Durbar in Kathmandu,” according to a statement issued by the Indian
Embassy here.
A postal road is designated for the transportation of postal mail.
It is also known as Hulaki Rajmarg which runs across the Terai region of Nepal,
from Bhadrapur in the east to Dudhaura in the west, cutting across the entire
width of the country.
It is the oldest highway in the country constructed by Ranas to
aid transportation and facilitate postal services.
Ambassador Rae had inaugurated a campus building for Chautara
Multiple Campus, Chautara in Sindhupalchok district situated in the east of
Kathmandu last week.
The building has been constructed with financial assistance of
Nepalese Rupees 27 million provided by India under its Small Development
Projects Scheme as part of India Nepal Economic Cooperation Programme, the
statement said.
The three-storied building consists of 12 classrooms and separate
rooms for campus office, accounts, store, meeting hall, computer room and
science laboratories.