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Chinese Government provides RMB 480 million grant for Nepal-China Friendship Bridge Reconstruction Project

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$73,031,897
Commitment Year•2018Country of Activity•NepalSector•Transport And StorageFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jun 21, 2018
End (actual)
Jun 6, 2019

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • China Ministry of Commerce

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Nepal

Loan desecription

Chinese Government provides RMB 480 million grant for Nepal-China Friendship Bridge Reconstruction Project

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On June 21, 2018, the Chinese Government and the Government of Nepal signed a grant agreement for the Nepal-China Friendship Bridge Reconstruction Project. The project was expected to cost RMB 480 million. The purpose of the project was to reconstruct the Nepal-China Friendship Bridge on the Nepal-China border. The new bridge is 114m long and 9.5m wide, and will replace the Miteri bridge, which was damaged by the earthquake in 2015. Nepal’s Director General of the Department of Roads Rabindra Shrestha said a bailey bridge could be installed for vehicular transportation and bilateral trade activities until the project is complete. A foundation-laying ceremony took place on November 15, 2018. Construction was expected to last 18 months and conclude in May 2019. The bridge was formally opened on June 6, 2019.