NH48 or Kaligandaki Corridor (Nepali: काली गन्डकी राजमार्ग) is an under construction 254 kilometres (158 mi) long highway in Nepal starting from Tansen and ending at Korala, the northern part near the Chinese border. It is one of the National Pride Projects. After the completion, about 1 million people of 10 districts will have direct access to motorable road. The road is also predicted to become a trading route between Nepal, India and China.[1]
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| राष्ट्रिय राजमार्ग ४८ | ||||
| National Highway 48 | ||||
 NH48 in red line | ||||
.jpg) NH48 at Jomsom in 2014 | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MoPIT (Department of Roads) | ||||
| Length | 254 km (158 mi) | |||
| Existed | under construction–present | |||
| History | Under Construction | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| North end | Korala | |||
| Kagbeni, Beni, Kushma, Kaligandaki, Satyawati, Ridi Bazar | ||||
| South end | Tansen | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Nepal | |||
| Provinces | Lumbini, Gandaki | |||
| Districts | Palpa, Gulmi, Baglung, Parbat, Myagdi, Mustang | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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The route passes though Midhills and Himalayan mountains. Main locality includes Palpa, Syangja, Parbat, Baglung and Muktinath.[2]
The road is being constructed by multiple contractors, including Nepal Army’s Road Construction Division.[3][4] The project was started on 3 December 2018 and scheduled for completion by December 2021.[2]
The highway NH48 ends and meets NH47 at Tansen and the NH47 further goes to Indo-Nepal border to Belahiya.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Kaligandaki corridor becomes operational". Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ^ a b "Kaligandaki Corridor project gains momentum". GorakhaPatra. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ^ Mausam (2016-05-20). "Kaligandaki link road becomes operational". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ^ Mausam (2016-05-19). "CoAS inaugurates Kaligandaki corridor". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
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