KATHMANDU, FEBRUARY 1

India and Nepal today signed a memorandum of understanding for construction of a motorable bridge over the Mahakali River connecting Dharchula (India) with Darchula (Nepal), under Indian grant assistance.

The MoU was signed by Ambassador of India Vinay Mohan Kwatra and Secretary at the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Government of Nepal, Rabindra Nath Shrestha, in the presence of Minister of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Renu Kumari Yadav.

According to the embassy, the project will enhance cross-border connectivity between Sudurpaschim Province of Nepal and Uttarakhand state of India across the Mahakali River where close people-to-people links exist between communities on both sides of the border.

The MoU has been signed in line with the priority shared by both the governments to expand cross-border connectivity for streamlining commercial, cultural and people-to-people exchanges. The construction of the bridge is planned to commence soon.

A version of this article appears in the print on February 2, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.