TRANSFORMING LOGISTICS LANDSCAPE
Maritime Gateway|February 2020
While some of the mega projects may have missed their deadline, but the leadership in Nepal is determined to see the projects to their completion
TRANSFORMING LOGISTICS LANDSCAPE

Almost a decade back there was high optimism in the air and the Nepalis looked forward to a country with greater connectivity — at least one or two railways, smart cities, adequate energy generation and a giant leap forward in infrastructure development. The following was the scenario as reported a decade ago: Hydro projects with capacity to generate 2000MW were under different phases of construction and if proper road connectivity was provided further 7,00010,000MW could be added in 10 years. The detailed project report for the first stage of the East-West railway artery from Bardibas to Simara and Birgunj was completed. A survey was in-progress for a 70km rail transit network of which the first phase spanning 27km could be built in ten years.

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