KATHMANDU: With the construction of a 112-meter-concrete bridge on the Nepal-China border over, Tatopani checkpoint has resumed operation from today. The important trade transit point connecting between China and Nepal had been shut since since 2015, the year when a mega earthquake devastated Nepal. Much of the infrastructure of the border crossing was destroyed by the quake.
Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies and Chinese officials are scheduled to jointly inaugurate the newly reconstructed custom point between Nepal and China, said Chief District Officer Goma Devi Chemjong. For this purpose, Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Hou Yanqi reached Tatopani on Tuesday, added Chemjong.
Meanwhile, temporary passes were provided for 10 Nepalis and four containers to enter China to bring in goods in the presence of the custom chief of both Nepal and China.
The construction of dry port spanning across 500 ropanis of land has been also over. The reconstruction was carried out with financial and technical assistance of the Government of China.
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