UML General Secretary, Minister inspect Dodhara Chandani dry port site

Mahendranagar, Aug 18 : General Secretary of the CPN UML, Shankar Pokharel, and Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supply, Damodar Bhandari, inspected the under-construction dry port at Dodhara Chandani today.

The dry port is considered a significant trade point in Sudurpaschim Province of Nepal. The infrastructure being built with the support of India is undertaken by COMT Construction Company. The company has intensified 'site clearance'. 

Minister Bhandari informed that preparation was afoot for laying a foundation stone for the dry port as part of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's upcoming visit to India. "The foundation stone could be laid jointly by the Prime Ministers of Nepal and India during PM Oli's visit," he added. 

Efforts are on to complete the undertaking in three years. As many as 1,705 trees in the construction site have been removed by the construction company.

Executive Director at Nepal Intermodal Transport Development Committee, Ashish Gajurel, informed that the dry port site was inspected on the eve of official ground-breaking event in the prime minister level between the two countries.

He added that there would have depots, customs points, quarantines, immigration, security arrangement and other necessary structures in 25 hectares of land for the first phase of the dry port construction. (RSS)