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Nepal-India Railway Service Agreement to be reviewed

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Nepal-India Railway Service Agreement to be reviewed
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June 7: Nepal and India have decided to review the agreement for railway service between the two countries after 15 years.

An eleven member team led by Joint Secretary Nawaraj Dhakal of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies reached New Delhi on June 5, Wednesday to review the agreement.

A meeting of the council of ministers held a week ago formed the eleven-member delegation under the leadership of Dhakal to attend the meeting in New Delhi for reviewing the agreement.

Nepal had signed the railway service agreement with India back in 2004.  According to current railway agreement, containers carrying goods from Kolkata Port have access to Birgunj border point.

Kedar Bahadur Adhikari, secretary at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies informed New Business Age that the delegation will also discuss the access other border points of Nepal to the sea ports of India.

The delegates of both the countries will mainly focus on Nepal-India railway connectivity during the meeting, he added.

 “Finally, the two countries have agreed to discussed about reviewing the railway agreement. Our delegation is in New Delhi for discussions with the Indian side. Probably, some major decision of the meeting will be released by Friday, June 7,” Adhikari added.

Expansion of the connectivity in other border points will help Nepal increase its export and ease the import of goods.

According to the ministry, the meeting will also discuss about the operation of Janakpur-Jaynagar railway.

The government has already signed a purchase agreement with India for buying railway for Janakpur-Jaynagar route.

 

     

 

 

 

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