Question – Recently, with which neighboring country has India built 108 km long road?
(a) Bhutan
(b) Myanmar
(c) China
(d) Nepal
Answer – (d)
Related facts
- In February 2021, India and Nepal jointly inaugurated the newly constructed 108 km long road.
- This road connects the Indian border with several areas of the Himalayan nation.
- Role of India
- Built with Indian grant assistance, the blacktopped road from the Indian border Laxmipur-Balara to Gadhaiya in Sarlahi district, Nepal was jointly inaugurated by Indo-Nepal officials.
- The Indian grant assistance of Rs 44.48 million was utilised for the construction of the road.
- High impact community development project
- The road was taken up as a high impact community development project under an agreement between the governments of India and Nepal.
- The newly-built road connecting the Indo-Nepal border is expected to ease the movement of daily commuters across the border.