Postal Highway
Postal Highway (Nepali: हुलाकी राजमार्ग) also called Hulaki Rajmarg runs across the Terai region of Nepal, from Kechana Kawal, 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 | kechana kawal | |||
| Biratnagar, Rajbiraj, Siraha, Janakpur, Malangwa, Gaur, Birgunj, Parasi, Bhairahawa, Taulihawa, Nepalganj, Gulariya, Dhangadhi | ||||
| West end | Dodhara | |||
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Roads in Nepal
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The highway is two lane road which connects 20 districts of terai frontier and 57% construction of road has been completed until November 2020.[2]
References
- "Highways in Nepal". Adarsha Nepal Adventure. Archived from the original on 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
- "हुलाकी राजमार्गको ५७% निर्माण सम्पन्न" [57% construction of the Postal Highway has been completed] (in Nepali). Annapurna Post. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
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