Besides, the project goes beyond trade and tourism and has strategic implications. “This line will help speed imports and exports to and from Nepal through Indian ports,” says Dubey. “Otherwise, Nepal also has the option of transporting it through Chinese ports.”
State owned Container Corporation of India (Concor) already operates a container terminal in Nepal’s Birgunj, through Raxaul. The new line, effectively, will be built from Kathmandu to Birgunj and through it will link the Nepalese capital to the Indian rail network. And looked at through the window of the ambitious TARC, the Kathmandu-Birgunj line should help Nepal link up with Myanmar and Thailand.
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