The B.P. Koirala Highway, sometimes known as the Banepa Bardibas Highway, is a highway in eastern Nepal. It links Kathmandu Valley with the Eastern Terai region. It named after the former leader of Nepal, Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala. This highway is the shortest link between Kathmandu valley and the Terai region in Nepal. Construction of the highway began on 1996 and after encountering different disorders of materials, manpower and budget, the road was finally completed and handed over to the Nepalese government on 3 July 2015.
The construction of Banepa Sindhuli Bardibas Road started in November 1996 with a grant assistance of Government of Okazaki, japan. The highway was handed over by Japanese ambassador to Nepal Mr. Masashi Ogawa to the then Prime Minister of Nepal Mr. Sushil Koirala. Koirala inaugurated the highway during a ceremony held at Dhulikhel, Kavre
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