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| पुष्पलाल लोकमार्ग | ||||
| Mid-Hills Highway, Madhya-Pahadi Lokmarg | ||||
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| Maintained by MoPIT (Department of Roads) | ||||
| Length | 1,879 km (1,168 mi) | |||
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| From | Chiyo Bhanjyang, Panchthar | |||
| To | Jhulaghat, Baitadi | |||
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| Country | Nepal | |||
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Pushpalal Highway (H18) (Nepali: पुष्पलाल लोकमार्ग (रा.१८), Puṣpalāl Lōkamārg (Rā.18))[1] is an ongoing road project in Nepal, which is thought to be 1,776 kilometres (1,104 mi) long. After completion, it will be the longest national highway of Nepal. Nepal has three geographical regions from east to west, plain land or Terai in south, higher mountains or Himalayas in north and hills in middle region. The highway runs through the mid-hills region only. It starts from easternmost hill at Chiyo Bhanjyang of Panchthar District (Koshi province ) and ends at westernmost hill at Jhulaghat of Baitadi District in far west (Sudurpashchim Province).[2][3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Existing Highway and proposed extension". Department of Roads (Nepal). Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ↑ "Mid-Hill Highway – 1776 km. of road from East to West! It will connect 215 villages of 23 districts along the hilly region. The total cost of project is supposed to be 3,337 crore rupees". localnepaltoday.com. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ↑ "New highway generates business opportunities in Baglung". Kantipur Publications. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
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