Chinese Government provides grant worth 4.5 billion Nepali rupees for Syaphrubesi-Rasuwagadhi Highway Repair and Improvement Project (Linked to Record ID#38360, #43970, and #53689)

Project narrative

The purpose of the Syaphrubesi-Rasuwagadhi Highway Repair and Improvement Project is to widen the 16 km road from Syaphrubesi to Rasuwagadhi from one lane to two lanes and to blacktop it. This road section is part of the Galchhi-Trishuli-Rasuwagadhi Highway. The total cost of the project is 4.5 billion Nepali rupees. The project was be funded with the proceeds from an RMB 1 billion grant that the Chinese Government committed to the Government of Nepal on December 23rd, 2016 (see Record ID#53689). A feasibility study for the project was undertaken in 2018. Then, in 2019, Tibet Tianlu Company Limited was identified by China’s Ministry of Commerce as the the contractor responsible for project implementation. Project implementation began on September 28, 2019. The project was expected to be completed within 39 months, so completion was scheduled for 12/28/2022.