Postal Highway () also called Hulaki Rajmarg runs across the
Terai
The Terai or Tarai is a lowland region in northern India and southern Nepal that lies south of the outer foothills of the Himalayas, the Sivalik Hills, and north of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. This lowland belt is characterised by tall grasslands, scr ...
region of
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
, from
Bhadrapur, Jhapa in the east to
Dodhara
Dodhara is a village development committee in Kanchanpur District in the Sudurpashchim Province of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census
The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central ...
, 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
Field Marshal Sri, Shree Sri, Shree Sri, Shree Maharaja Sir Juddha Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana ( ne, जुद्ध शम्शेर जङ्गबहादुर राणा) (19 April 1875 in Narayanhity Palace, Kathmandu – 20 November 19 ...
&
Padma Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
Field Marshal His Highness Sri, Shree Sri, Shree Sri, Shree Maharaja Sir Padma Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana ( ne, पद्म शम्शेर जङ्गबहादुर राणा) (5 December 1882 – Kolkata, Calcutta, India, 11 Apri ...
to aid transportation and facilitate postal services throughout the nation
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.
References
Roads in Nepal
National Pride Projects
1930s establishments in Nepal
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