Modi, Oli jointly inaugurate integrated check post through video conferencing

Dailyexcelsior: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart KP Sharma Oli on Tuesday jointly inaugurated the Rs 140 crore Jogbani-Biratnagar Integrated Check Post with an aim to improve bilateral trade and people-to-people contact.

Built with Indian assistance, the Integrated Check Post (ICP) is spread over 260 acres and is capable of handling 500 trucks on a daily basis.

The project, which will improve bilateral trade and people-to-people contact, was launched jointly by the two leaders via a video link.

It is the second ICP between the two countries after the first one was built in Raxaul-Birgunj in 2018.

After the inauguration, Prime Minister Modi said India is committed to simplifying and smoothening traffic with all friendly countries in the neighbourhood, and to “further facilitate contacts between us in areas such as business, culture and education”.

India and Nepal are working on several cross-border connectivity projects such as road, rail and transmission lines, he said.