Nepal and China should work closely to extend the Qinghai-Tibet railway toward Nepal as the railway is expected to arrive Gyirong county of Tibetan Autonomous Region of China by 2020, experts here have said.Speaking at an interaction entitled “Nepal’s Railway Dream” organized by Xinhua News Agency Kathmandu Bureau on Sunday, Nepal’s Former Chief Secretary Leela Mani Poudel called for extending the Qinghai-Tibet Railway to Nepal. “The Qinghai-Tibet Railway which has now reached Shigatse, is going to be extended up to Gyirong county by 2020 as announced by the Chinese government last year. The railway should be extended up to Kathmandu,” he said.”Nepal should seek support from China to develop the infrastructure projects including railways on the China-Nepal border. It should be taken as the top priority as it will have a long-term significance in the economic development.”Connecting Kathmandu with the Chinese railways is economically and geographically viable, Paudyal said. “Nepal and China should work closely on development of cross-border railways in the near future to enhance economic cooperation,” Ananta Acharya, director general of Nepal’s Railway Department said.Transport Expert Surya Raj Acharya was of the view that Nepal needs to develop standard gauge railways learning from the experience of China. -
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