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Nepal seeks India's assistance on Raxaul-Kathmandu railway line

Nepal has reached out to India for financial, economic, and technical assistance to evaluate the viability of the proposed 141km railway line connecting Raxaul and Kathmandu.

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Kathmandu: Nepal has sought India's financial, economic, technical inputs and suggestions on the viability of the 141km Raxaul-Kathmandu railway line that aims at establishing a direct link between the Indian border city and the Nepalese capital.

India and Nepal had recently held the 9th Project Steering Committee (PSC) and the 7th Joint Working Group (JWG) meetings on February 27-28 in New Delhi to review the implementation of ongoing cross-border railway links and overall bilateral cooperation in the railway sector. (IANS)

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