Kathmadnu, March 31 -- The Syaphrubesi-Rasuwagadhi road connecting China will be closed for 45 days over the next three months, beginning Wednesday, for upgradation.

The Road Project Office under the Galchhi-Trishuli-Mailung-Syaphrubesi-Rasuwagadhi road, in a notice, said retaining walls will be constructed at 10 difficult sections along the road.

According to the project, the road will be closed for three months, from the 1st to the 15th of each month, along the stretch from the southern bridge of Syaphrubesi to the Rasuwagadhi section connecting Nepal and China.

Due to geographical challenges, work is being carried out by closing the road, said project chief Krishna Nath Ojha of the Road Project Office in Bidur. Flood-induced landsli...