Dodhara chandani: General Secretary of the CPN UML, Shankar Pokharel, and Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supply, Damodar Bhandari, visited the under-construction dry port at Dodhara Chandani today. The dry port is regarded as a crucial trade point in the Sudurpaschim Province of Nepal.
According to National News Agency Nepal, the infrastructure is being developed with support from India and is managed by COMT Construction Company. The company has intensified efforts to clear the site. Minister Bhandari stated that preparations are underway for laying the foundation stone as part of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s forthcoming visit to India. He mentioned that the foundation stone could be laid jointly by the Prime Ministers of Nepal and India during PM Oli’s visit.
The project aims to be completed in three years. COMT Construction Company has removed 1,705 trees from the site. Ashish Gajurel, Executive Director at Nepal Intermodal Transport Development Committee, noted that the site inspection was conducted on the eve of an official ground-breaking event at the prime ministerial level between the two countries.
Gajurel added that the first phase of the dry port construction will include depots, customs points, quarantine facilities, immigration, security arrangements, and other essential structures over 25 hectares of land.