Nepal to Set Up Dry Port in Korala

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July 30: The government of Nepal is planning to set up a dry port at Korala Customs Point in Mustang district, which is considered a strategically important place from geo-politics and business point of views as it links Nepal with China.

The design for the dry port has been already prepared and the construction works has also started after the government allocated budget for the project in the last fiscal year, informed Laxman Basnet, acting director of Intermodel Transportation Development Committee.

“The concerned body has already acquired land for the construction of dry port at Korala Customs Point,” said Basnet.

The process to build dry port at Korala was initiated about a decade ago in 2007 but the plan gathered dust due to political upheaval and prolonged transition period.

The customs office has acquired 109 ropanis of land for the dry port, informed Basnet.

The customs office building, storage house and hot room for staff have already been built, according Mustang district’s customs chief Shukra Darshan Dhungana.

The construction of 435-kilometer road from Gaidakot to Korala along the Kaligandaki Corridor is being expedited and the work is expected to finish within three years, according to the Kaligandai Corridor Project. Currently, border out posts of Armed Police Force are being set up around Korala while Nepal Army has been setting up barracks in Upper Mustang, informed Basnet.

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