Kanchanpur, Jan. 27 -- An Indian government undertaking has formally invited bids to construct the much-touted Dodhara Chandani dry port in Nepal's far west. The project has been in the works for a decade and a half.

Twin Integrated Check Posts (ICPs) will be located along the Nepal-India border. The dry port on the Indian side will be built in Banbasa and that on the Nepal side will also be built under an Indian grant.

On January 4, RITES Ltd, formerly the Rail India Technical and Economic Service Limited, an Indian public sector undertaking and engineering consultancy corporation, issued a tender for the IRs2.54 billion (Rs4 billion) project. The tender closes on January 28.

The project completion period is 30 months.

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