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Kathmandu, 12 November: Minister for Urban Development Krishna Gopal Shrestha and Indian Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal jointly witnessed the ground-breaking ceremony to mark the beginning of the construction of Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Nepalgunj today.

The ICP is being built on either side of the Indo-Nepal border to systematize the movement of cross-border cargo trucks between the two countries by bringing customs and immigration facilities under one roof.

Earlier, with the assistance of Indian government, the ICPs at Birgunj and Biratnagar were jointly inaugurated and operationalized in April 2018 and January 2020 respectively by Prime Ministers of India and Nepal, according to a press release issued by the Embassy of India in Kathmandu.

The Pune-based Indian company, Rajdeep Buildcon Pvt. Ltd, is implementing the project. The estimated cost of the project is Rs 2354 million. It is expected to be completed in two years. During the construction period, the ICP Nepalgunj project is expected to create local employment and boost local economy by job creation and supply of essential raw material and items from local markets.

People’s News Monitoring Service