10+2 Facts About Mahendra Highway of Nepal

Find here 10+2 facts and information about the Mahendra highway of Nepal. We have published 12 facts about this highway. Some of the facts, you may know but some of the facts you may not know. It is the east-west highway of Nepal or Purba Paschim Rajmarg in the Nepali language.  The name List of the Highway of Nepal is on another page.

As we know that most of the parts of Nepal are mountain and hills regions. There is more difficult to construct roads in the hills and mountain regions than in the terai or plain regions. This Rajmarg runs across the  Terai region of Nepal. Do you know what the oldest highway in Nepal is? If not, Tribhuwan Highway is the oldest highway in Nepal. The Mahendra Rajmarg, the national highway of Nepal, is the longest highway in Nepal which is constructed by CPWD/PWD India engineers and hundreds of workers. It is named in the name of King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah of Nepal at that time. Increase your knowledge and have fun with this post. Best of luck.

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10+2 Facts about Mahendra Rajmarg That You May Not Know

1. Makawanpur and Arghakhanchi are the two hilly districts that are connected by the Mahendra Rajmarg, a major highway in Nepal.

2. The foundation stone of the Mahendra Rajmarg lay at Gaindakot, Nawalparasi.

3. The foundation stone of the Mahendra Rajmarg was laid in l, Baishakh, 2019 Bikram Samvat.

4. The length of the Mahendra highway is 1027.67 km.

5. Parsa is the only terai district of Nepal that is not connected by the Mahendra Highway.

6. Mahendra Highway starts from Kakadbhitta in Jhapa in the east.

7. Mahendra Rajmarg ends in Banbasa, Kanchanpur in the west.

8. The lowest point of the Mahendra Rajmarg is 71 m in Itahari.

9. The highest point of the Mahendra Rajmarg is 950 m in Puma, Banke.

10. Arghakhanchi district is least crossed by the Rajmarg.

11. Nawalparasi district is most crossed by the Mahendra Highway.

12. Major junctions of this Rajmarg are Kakadvitta, Itahari, Lahan, Hetauda, Bharatpur, Butuan, Kohalpur, etc.

Bonus hints. The oldest highway in Nepal is Tribhuwan Rajmarg.