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JICA Inaugurates Section of BP Highway Damaged by 2015 Earthquakes

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JICA Inaugurates Section of BP Highway Damaged by 2015 Earthquakes
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January 28: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has announced the completion of the rehabilitation of a section of the BP Highway in Sindhuli.

According to JICA, the Sindhuli road was damaged in more than 24 places by the catastrophic earthquake on 25 April 2015 as well as its major aftershock on 12 May 2015.

The Japanese government provided grant assistance to rehabilitate five critically damaged portions of the Sindhuli Road following upon the request of the Government of Nepal.

Following an Exchange of Note (E/N) between the two governments, JICA signed an agreement on 25th October 2018 with Nepal to provide grant assistance of 1,047 million Japanese Yen.

Issuing a statement, JICA said that the rehabilitated road section was inaugurated in a virtual ceremony on Thursday (January 28).

“Rehabilitation of the Sindhuli road will facilitate smooth traffic flow, which will not only result in having a reliable link between Kathmandu and the Eastern Terai but also cater to the need of the public by creating better mobility, easier accessibility to health facilities and education, better economic socio-cultural activities,” the statement added.

 Furthermore, one of the major outcome of the rehabilitation project is the transfer of advanced and effective technology to the Nepalese counterparts and engineers, mainly for the slope stabilization of the mountainous roads, JICA further said.

The Sindhuli Road is one of the most important roads in Nepal that links the capital, with Eastern Terai. According to JICA, the construction of the Sindhuli Road, with a total length of 160 km, started with Japanese grant in 1996 and was completed in March 2015.

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