Author: Himalaya Post

Today, Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi and his Nepal counterpart Rt. Hon’ble Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, jointly inaugurated Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Biratnagar. They also witnessed progress of pro-earthquake rebuilding of 50,000 private houses in Gorkha and Nuwakot districts of Nepal. Both Prime Ministers carried out the inauguration via video-conferencing from the respective capitals. Indian NSA Shri Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary Shri Vijay Gokhale and Ambassador of Nepal to India H.E. Mr. Nilambar Acharya attended the inaugurations from New Delhi and Mr Pradeep Gyawali, Foreign Minister, Mr Lekhraja Bhatta, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Supplies of Nepal and Dr Ajay Kumar, Charge d’Affaires, Embassy of India, Nepal witnessed the event from Kathmandu. India and Nepal have agreed to build ICPs along both sides of the border to facilitate two-way trade and movement of people. ICP Birgunj was inaugurated in April 2018 with the aim to facilitate and improve Nepal’s two-way trade with India and third countries. The work on the newly built ICP Biratnagar started in December 2016 and completed in October 2019. It has been built at a cost of NRs 2.24 billion by Government of India. The ICP puts in place systematically planned, properly interconnected and efficiently managed border check-posts at the authorized Jogbani Biratnagar border crossing point between the two countries. It is expected to facilitate movement of traffic and enhance trade between the two countries. The ICP has integrated three main border related functions i.e. customs, immigration...