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National Highways are administered by the Department of Roads under the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport (Nepal).According to the Statistics of National Highway SNH-2020/21 there are 80 National Highways in Nepal, with a total length of 11178.92 km. [2] 621 km (385.87 mi) more added to National Highway System in 2022/23.
Bus service connects Bhimdatta to all the other parts of the country. There is a customs post for goods and third-country nationals, while Indian and Nepalese nationals may cross the border freely. Banbasa, Uttarakhand state, India is the other side of the border. Bhimdatta is the nearest place in Nepal to Uttarakhand, which is part
Bhimdatta Panta (Nepali: भिमदत्त पन्त) was a farmer, revolutionary leader and a martyr from Dadeldhura District of Nepal.He is known for raising a protest in favour of peasants and oppressed farmers in the Far-Western Region of Nepal by the landlord's "elite Thakuris".
The shortest highway of Nepal is NH46 which is 9 km (5.59 mi) in length. It is a linking highway between Mahendra Highway to Postal Highway. Probably NH48 (Kaligandaki Corridor) is the highest altitude motorable highway in Nepal. The highway runs on the elevation from 1,000 m (3,280.84 ft) to 4,600 m (15,091.86 ft).
The highway was later named Mahendra Highway in honor of King Mahendra. The highway has greatly contributed to the all round socio-economic development of the country. [12] [13] [3] The highway project started in 1961 and the whole highway was finally finished in 2000 when the westernmost section of the highway was completed. Currently, the ...
A small part extends north of the Mahendra Highway to create a wildlife corridor for seasonal migration of wildlife into the Sivalik Hills. It was gazetted in 1976 as Royal Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve and was enlarged to its present size in the late 1980s. A buffer zone of 243.5 km 2 (94.0 sq mi) was added in 2004.
The district, with Bhimdatta as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,610 square kilometres (620 sq mi) and had a population of 134,868 in 2001 and 171,304 in 2011. [1] [2] It is located in south-western of Nepal. It is bordered by Kailali district in the east, Dadeldhura district in the north and with India in the south and west.
Many have associated his family with the assassination of the revolutionary political figure Bhimdatta Panta due to their rivalry which quelled unrest in the Mahakali, Darchula region. [12] Bhimdatta Panta was killed in Jogbudha forest and his head was hung in the market of Dadeldhura as a warning to any insurgents. [13]