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Highway in Nepal From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Postal Highway (NH05) (previously: H17) (Nepali: हुलाकी राजमार्ग) runs across the Terai region of Nepal, from Bhadrapur, Jhapa in the east to Dodhara, Kanchanpur in the west, cutting across the entire width of the country. It is the oldest highway in Nepal constructed by Juddha Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana and Padma Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana to aid transportation and facilitate postal services throughout the nation.[1]
Postal Highway | ||||
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राष्ट्रिय राजमार्ग ०५ | ||||
Hulaki Rajmarg, Padma Road | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by MoPIT (Department of Roads) | ||||
Length | 1,792.42 km (1,113.76 mi) | |||
Existed | 1930s–present | |||
History | constructing | |||
Major junctions | ||||
East end | Bhadrapur | |||
Biratnagar, Rajbiraj, Siraha, Janakpur, Malangwa, Gaur, Birgunj, Parasi, Bhairahawa, Taulihawa, Nepalganj, Gulariya, Dhangadhi | ||||
West end | Dodhara | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Nepal | |||
Highway system | ||||
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The highway is a two-lane road which connects 20 districts of the Terai frontier and 83% of the road construction had been completed by November 2020. Hulaki rajmarga nirdeshanalaya, department of roads is a government office related to any things on this project.[2]
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