India and Nepal held the 10th Project Steering Committee (PSC) and 8th Joint Working Group (JWG) meetings in Kathmandu

India and Nepal held the 10th Project Steering Committee (PSC) and 8th Joint Working Group (JWG) meetings in Kathmandu

¨     India and Nepal held the 10th Project Steering Committee (PSC) and 8th Joint Working Group (JWG) meetings in Kathmandu.

¨     The meetings reviewed progress in cross-border railway cooperation between the two countries.

¨     Discussions focused on the Janakpur–Ayodhya passenger rail corridor and the procedures for starting passenger train services.

¨     Janakpur is associated with Goddess Sita, while Ayodhya is associated with Lord Ram.

¨     The Final Location Survey (FLS) report for the proposed Raxaul–Kathmandu broad-gauge railway link was reviewed.

¨     Technical support for Nepal’s East-West Railway Link was also discussed.

¨     Progress of the Jaynagar–Bijalpura–Bardibas and Jogbani–Biratnagar broad-gauge railway projects was assessed.

¨     These railway lines are being developed with Indian grant assistance.

¨     The Indian delegation was led by Rohit Rathish (Ministry of External Affairs) and Pradeep Ojha (Ministry of Railways).

¨ The Nepali delegation was led by Sushil Babu Dhakal of the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport.