Postal Highway
Postal Highway (Nepali: हुलाकी राजमार्ग) also called Hulaki Rajmarg runs across the Terai region of Nepal, from Bhadrapur, Jhapa in the east to Dodhara, Kanchanpur in the west, cutting across the entire width of the country. It is the oldest highway in Nepal constructed by Juddha Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana & Padma Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana to aid transportation and facilitate postal services throughout the nation [1]
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| हुलाकी राजमार्ग | ||||
| Hulaki Rajmarg, Padma Road, Postal Highway | ||||
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| Maintained by MoPIT (Department of Roads) | ||||
| Length | 1,792.42 km (1,113.76 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1930s–present | |||
| History | Under Construction | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| East end | Bhadrapur | |||
| Biratnagar, Rajbiraj, Siraha, Janakpur, Malangwa, Gaur, Birgunj, Parasi, Bhairahawa, Taulihawa, Nepalganj, Gulariya, Dhangadhi | ||||
| West end | Dodhara | |||
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| Country | Nepal | |||
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The highway is a two lane road which connects 20 districts of terai frontier and 83% of construction of the road has been completed until November 2020.Hulaki rajmarga nirdeshanalaya, department of roads is a government office related to any things on this project.[2]
References
- "Highways in Nepal". Adarsha Nepal Adventure. Archived from the original on 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
- "हुलाकी राजमार्गको 83% निर्माण सम्पन्न" [83 percent construction of Postal Highway completes in one and half decades]. MyRepublica. Nagarik Network. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
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