Kanchanpur, May 9 -- Tree felling has finally begun for the construction of the Dodhara Chandani dry port in Nepal's far west.

Set to become Nepal's fourth dry port along its border with India, the Rs2.54 billion project will serve as a major logistical hub and expand landlocked Nepal's access to India through the Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Mumbai.

The work began last week in the Mayapuri Community Forest through a tender awarded by the Nepal Intermodal Transport Development Board.

Ashish Gajurel, executive director of the board, stated that the trees removal would be completed within two months, as the work progresses rapidly. "Since India is still in the tender process, we aim to clear the land by the time their process concludes," he ...