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हुलाकी राजमार्ग
Hulaki Rajmarg, Padma Road, Postal Highway
Route information
Maintained by MoPIT (Department of Roads)
Length1,792.42 km (1,113.76 mi)
Existed1930s–present
HistoryUnder Construction
Major junctions
East end Bhadrapur
Major intersectionsBiratnagar, Rajbiraj, Siraha, Janakpur, Malangwa, Gaur, Birgunj, Parasi, Bhairahawa, Taulihawa, Nepalganj, Gulariya, Dhangadhi
West endDodhara
Location
CountryNepal
Highway system
H16 H18

Postal Highway (Template:Lang-ne) also called Hulaki Rajmarg runs across the Terai region of Nepal, from Bhadrapur, Jhapa in the east to Dodhara, Kanchanpur in the west, cutting across the entire width of the country. It is the oldest highway in Nepal constructed by Juddha Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana & Padma Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana to aid transportation and facilitate postal services throughout the nation [1]

The highway is a two lane road which connects 20 districts of terai frontier and 57% of construction of the road has been completed until November 2020.Hulaki rajmarga nirdeshanalaya, department of roads is a government office related to any things on this project.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Highways in Nepal". Adarsha Nepal Adventure. Archived from the original on 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
  2. ^ "हुलाकी राजमार्गको ५७% निर्माण सम्पन्न" [57% construction of the Postal Highway has been completed] (in Nepali). Annapurna Post. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.