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Jayaprithvi Highway

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Jayaprithvi Highway
राष्ट्रिय राजमार्ग ६४
National Highway 64
Map
NH64 in red
Route information
Maintained by MoPIT (Department of Roads)
Length113.05 km (70.25 mi)
Major junctions
North endChainpur
Sourh endKhopde
Location
CountryNepal
ProvincesSudur Province
DistrictsBaitadi District, Bajhang District
Highway system
NH63 NH65

Jayaprithvi Highway (National Highway 64, NH64) is a national highway in Nepal located in Sudurpashchim Province. The total length of the highway is 113.05 kilometres (70.25 mi).[1] [2]

The highway named after Jaya Prithvi Bahadur Singh who was a humanist, peace advocate, writer and social activist from Nepal.[3]

The road upgradation work of the 108-km long highway from Khodpe in Baitadi district to Chainpur started last fiscal year in 2020 at the cost of Rs 200 million.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Statics of National Highway 2020_21" (PDF). Nepal in data. Department of Roads (Nepal). 2021-09-22. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  2. ^ "Statics of Strategic Road Network". Department of Roads (Nepal). 2023. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  3. ^ Singh, Padma B (28 August 1998). "Humanism and Jai Prithvi Bahadur Singh". The Nepal Digest.
  4. ^ "Local residents concerned about shoddy work on Jayaprithvi Highway". The Kathmandu Post. 27 Jan 2021. Retrieved 27 Jul 2024.
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