Kathmandu, June 24 -- Chinese railway officials have said that the much-awaited detailed project report on Kerung-Kathmandu cross-border railway will take a lot more time to materialise due to technical, engineering and geological reasons, urging Nepalis to wait.

During the fourth Nepal-China Railway Cooperation Committee meeting in Beijing, Chinese railway officials categorically told Nepali officials that they would have to determine and settle a number of technical, engineering, geological and environmental challenges before even preparing a detailed project report for the proposed railway line, according to a Nepali official present at the meeting. The official refused to be identified citing the sensitivity of the matter.

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