Nepal, Sept. 1 -- The government has expedited reconstruction of the road connecting Rasuwagadhi in a new alignment.

According to the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport (MoPIT), it has started necessary preparations to review the design of the road connecting Rasuwagadhi, which is the major land route-based point with China. The MoPIT has said about 55 kilometers of the road, along with the connectivity to the Rasuwagadhi border were destroyed by the Wednesday floods.

Shubanjan Dahal, assistant spokesperson of the Department of Roads (DoR), informed that internal discussions have been started to reconstruct the road using a new route, saying that the current design and geographical conditions of the road increase the ris...