Jayaprithvi Highway (National Highway 64, NH64) is a national highway in Nepal located in Sudurpashchim Province. The total length of the highway is 113.05 kilometres (70.25 mi).[1] [2]
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| राष्ट्रिय राजमार्ग ६४ | ||||
| National Highway 64 | ||||
 NH64 in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MoPIT (Department of Roads) | ||||
| Length | 113.05 km (70.25 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| North end | Chainpur | |||
| Sourh end | Khopde | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Nepal | |||
| Provinces | Sudur Province | |||
| Districts | Baitadi District, Bajhang District | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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The highway named after Jaya Prithvi Bahadur Singh who was a humanist, peace advocate, writer and social activist from Nepal.[3]
The road upgradation work of the 108-km long highway from Khodpe in Baitadi district to Chainpur started last fiscal year in 2020 at the cost of Rs 200 million.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Statics of National Highway 2020_21" (PDF). Nepal in data. Department of Roads (Nepal). 2021-09-22. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ^ "Statics of Strategic Road Network". Department of Roads (Nepal). 2023. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ^ Singh, Padma B (28 August 1998). "Humanism and Jai Prithvi Bahadur Singh". The Nepal Digest.
- ^ "Local residents concerned about shoddy work on Jayaprithvi Highway". The Kathmandu Post. 27 Jan 2021. Retrieved 27 Jul 2024.
External links
edit- Map of National Highways of Nepal
- SNH-2021/22
- 12 thousand km national highway proposal
- Destruction in the name of development
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