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National Highway 67 (Nepal)

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National Highway 67
राष्ट्रिय राजमार्ग ६७
Mahakali Corridor
Map
NH67 in red
Route information
Maintained by MoPIT (Department of Roads)
Length198.14 km (123.12 mi)
Major junctions
North endDatu, Darchula
Major intersectionsJogbudha, Parshuram
Sourh endGaddachauki, Bhimdatta
Location
CountryNepal
ProvincesSudur Province
DistrictsKanchanpur District, Dadeldhura District, Baitadi District, Darchula District
Highway system
NH66 NH68

National Highway 67 (NH67) is a proposed national highway in Nepal located in Sudurpashchim Province. The total length of the highway is 198.14 kilometres (123.12 mi) in which 25.79 km (16.03 mi) of the track has been opened. The road from Brahmadev (Kanchanpur District) to Dattu (Darchula Khalanga) is marked as National Highway 67.[1][2]

Mahakali Corridor

NH67 is being constructed Under the Mahakali Corridor Project, which is 425 km (264 mi) in total length (according to Nepali media). The Mahakali Corridor Project includes NH67 (198.14 kilometres [123.12 mi], from Brahmev to Datu) and part of NH66 (from Datu to Tinkar).[3][4]

The Mahakali Corridor project was proposed in 2015[5]

Highway Section Length
National Highway 66 Dattu–Tinkar 100 km (62.14 mi)
National Highway 67 Brahmdev–Dattu 198.14 km (123.12 mi)
Mahakali Corridor Brahmdev–Tinkar ??

The Mahakali Corridor is a road project that runs along the Mahakali River in Nepal from Kanchanpur to Darchula. The project is intended to improve transportation and regional growth in the Sudurpaschim province. The project is about 425 km long . It connects settlements along the Mahakali River . It passes through the districts of Kanchanpur, Dadeldhura, Baitadi, and Darchula . It aims to connect more than half of the hilly areas of Sudurpaschim with the Terai region . The project began in the fiscal year 2008-9 as the Darchula-Tinkar road project . The project was renamed the Mahakali Corridor Road Project in the fiscal year 2020-21 . The project includes construction of a 334-km-long road from Brahmadev to Tusarpani of Darchula . The Nepali Army is opening a 91-km-long track from Tusarpani-Tinkar .

References

  1. ^ "Statics of National Highway 2020_21" (PDF). Nepal in data. Department of Roads (Nepal). 22 September 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Statics of Strategic Road Network". Department of Roads. 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Mahakali corridor: 241-km-long track opened so far in 15 years". My Republica. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Mahakali corridor road project in limbo". The Kathmandu Post. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  5. ^ "REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL North South Lokmarga Mahakali corridor Tanakpur Jhulaghat Darchula". Department of Roads. 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2024.