Dodhara Chandani dry port seen revolutionising India-Nepal trade
Dodhara Chandani dry port in Nepal’s far-western region promises to revolutionise cross-border connectivity. With the Indian public sector undertaking RITES issuing a tender earlier this month for the Rs 2.54 billion project, work is expected to start as early as April this year. The project completion period has been set at 30 months. The depot will eventually accommodate 3,000 20-foot freight trucks, though the first phase will provide space for 300 trucks. The import warehouse will have a 7,000 square metre space, and the export warehouse will cover 2,520 square metres.
Similarly, a railway warehouse will occupy 17,500 square metres, and the container stacking yard, a large open space for container movement, will be built over 10,000 square metres. Once operational, the Dodhara Chandani dry port will give the landlocked Himalayan nation access to the Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Mumbai, as per a report.
source: Exim News Service: Kathmandu, Jan. 29