Nepal and India have agreed to expedite the construction of the Kathmandu-Raxaul railway, a key connectivity project between the two countries.

During the bilateral talks between Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, the construction of the railway was prominently figured out.

“The process of preparing Detailed Project Report(DPR) is underway, both prime ministers expressed satisfaction over the progress,” said Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla in a press conference in New Delhi.

 “It will be a game-changer project in the area of connectivity between two countries,” said the Indian foreign secretary. In 2018, India and Nepal had exchanged an MoU to build a strategic railway line connecting Bihar’s Raxual city to Kathmandu.