Project ID: 53704

China grants construction for Nepal Xiarwa border bridge

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Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Nepal

Sector

Transport and storage (Code: 210)

Flow type

Grant

Infrastructure

Yes

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

ODA-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Pipeline: Pledge (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2016-03-21

Description

On March 21st, 2016, China agreed to provide grant assistance to Nepal for the construction of the Xiarwa boundary river bridge (斜尔瓦界河桥), located at Karnali River at Hilsa, Humla. The bridge will allow transportation between the Chinese border and Nepal's remote Karnali region. The bridge is 148.08 meters long. The national daily described it as a "lifeline to the region's economy". In 2017, the construction survey began. No information was found on the amount of grant, or if construction has begun.

Additional details

For "Report on Nepal's Foreign Affair" source, the info locates in Page 20.

Number of official sources

4

Number of total sources

5

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Cofinanced

No