Nepal starts building dry port at Chobar

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Nepal: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has laid a foundation stone of a dry port project being built at Chobar near Kathmandu. The port is being built on an 11.77 hectare site allocated by Himal Cement, according to the Xinhua News Agency. The project has a cost of US$13.3m. It is scheduled for completion in mid-2020. Once operational the new dry port is expected to relieve pressure on the Birgunj dry port.

Last modified on 23 January 2019

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