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Barhni-Kathmandu Railway Line: Modi Government Looks To Expedite The Proposed India-Nepal Rail Link Project

The Modi government is looking to expedite a proposed railway project linking Barhni, India to Kathmandu, Nepal. The survey for the railway line was completed in 2015-2016. However, work cannot begin until an inter-governmental Memorandum of Understanding is signed, which requires Nepal's concurrence. In 2016, India shared a draft MOU with Nepal to conduct a survey, but Nepal has not yet responded. The railway is aimed at facilitating transportation and trade between the two countries.

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Barhni-Kathmandu Railway Line: Modi Government Looks To Expedite The Proposed India-Nepal Rail Link Project

The Modi government is looking to expedite a proposed railway project linking Barhni, India to Kathmandu, Nepal. The survey for the railway line was completed in 2015-2016. However, work cannot begin until an inter-governmental Memorandum of Understanding is signed, which requires Nepal's concurrence. In 2016, India shared a draft MOU with Nepal to conduct a survey, but Nepal has not yet responded. The railway is aimed at facilitating transportation and trade between the two countries.

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Barhni-Kathmandu railway line:

Modi government looks to expedite


the proposed India-Nepal rail
link project
By: Devanjana Nag |
Published: July 9, 2019 3:40:08 PM

The survey for new broad gauge line from Barhni in Uttar Pradesh, to Kathmandu,
capital of Nepal was sanctioned in the year 2015-16.

Work on the proposed railway project can only start after the inter-governmental Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) is signed.

India to Nepal railway line project: The Modi government is looking to expedite the
proposed railway project, linking Barhni in Uttar Pradesh to Kathmandu in Nepal, and is
awaiting the neighbouring country’s concurrence for the inter-governmental agreement.
Recently, Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi told the Lok Sabha that the
Ministry of External Affairs is following up with Nepal and is looking to expedite the
process for the railway project, which will make travelling easy between both the
countries. During the Question Hour, the minister also said that the survey has been
completed for the five kilometres of the line in the Indian territory.
According to the report, the survey for new broad gauge line from Barhni in Uttar
Pradesh, to Kathmandu, capital of Nepal was sanctioned in the year 2015-16. Railway
Minister Piyush Goyal in a written reply stated that work on the proposed railway project
can only start after the inter-governmental Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is
signed. However, for this, concurrence/comment of the Nepal government is required,
he said. In September 2016, a draft MoU was shared by the Modi government with the
government of Nepal regarding reconnaissance engineering-cum-traffic survey of the
proposed line. However, till date, no response has been received from the Nepal
government on this proposal, Goyal added.
Last year, it was reported that to facilitate people-to-people contact and bulk movement
of goods, India will build a strategic railway link between Raxaul in Bihar and
Kathmandu. It was agreed that the Indian government would carry out preparatory
survey work within one year, in consultation with the Nepal government. Also, the
implementation and funding modalities of the project would be finalized by the two sides
based on the Detailed Project Report (DPR). Last year, India expressed appreciation for
Nepal’s commitment to expeditiously resolve all outstanding issues, including land
availability for the ongoing railway projects, connecting both the countries.
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