Koshi Highway or NH08 (previously: H08) (Nepali: कोशी राजमार्ग) is a 390 km long planned highway located in Koshi Province. It is a north-south highway which is understood to be the shortest highway connecting India to China across the Himalayan mountains in Nepal.[1][2] Rani at Biratnagar is the starting point of the road[3] which is connected to Jogbani in India and Kimathanka is the end point of the Koshi Highway, which is connected to Chinese town Chentang.[3]
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| राष्ट्रिय राजमार्ग ०८ | ||||
| National Highway 08 | ||||
 Koshi Highway in red | ||||
 arun Highway near Biratnagar | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MoPIT (Department of Roads) | ||||
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| From | Rani, Biratnagar | |||
 NH01 at Itahari | ||||
| To | Kimathanka, Sankhuwasabha | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Nepal | |||
| Primary destinations | Biratnagar, Itahari, Tarahara, Dharan, Bhedetar, Dhankuta, Hile, Num | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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With the exception of 14 km of the track, the highway track had been open to traffic in 2021. The work was awarded to Nepal Army to open the remaining track though most of the road was not blacktopped yet. Koshi is one of the major highways of Nepal.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Khandbari-Kimathanka road: NA airlifts heavy duty vehicles to project site". www.kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Kantipur Media Group. 7 Dec 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "Biratnagar-Kimathanka trilateral road project's disheartening progress". www.thehimalayantimes.com. 10 Jan 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Biratnagar-Kimathanka trilateral road project's disheartening progress". www.article.wn.com. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "Construction of Koshi Corridor Moves Ahead". New Business Age. 3 January 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
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