Chinese Government provides grant for Phase 1 of the Araniko Highway Long-Term Maintenance Project (Linked to Record ID#43970)

📋 Staff Comments

1. This project is sometimes referred to as the Arniko Highway Long-term Opening Maintenance Project. The Chinese project title is 尼泊尔阿尼哥公路保通项.
2. The 104 kilometers long Araniko Highway was opened to traffic in May 1967. It is the first China Aid project in Nepal which carries the friendship between China and Nepal over the past half century.
3. This was one of the 25 projects promised by China after the 2015 Nepal earthquake to help with reconstruction. For details of the umbrella project, see Project ID#43970.

📚 Sources & References

• China to extend new aid package
• Xi announces Rs 14b in new aid
• China hands over Araniko highway to Nepal after repair
• 中国援尼泊尔阿尼哥公路保通项目在加德满都交接
• Profiles of Development Partners
• China Aid Post-Quake Reconstruction Projects in Nepal, https://kathmandupost.com/valley/2019/01/29/china-formally-hands-over-kalanki-koteshwor-project
• Road project in Nepal a blessing for transport entrepreneurs
• China and Nepal hold a handover ceremony for the Nepal Anigo Highway Guarantee Project
• Nepal-China connecting Arniko Highway resumes smooth operation after maintenance
• Araniko Highway: lasting symbol of Nepal-China Friendship
• China-aided Nepal Anigo Highway Guaranteed Passage Project was handed over in Kathmandu
• Feature: Resumption of Nepal-China border crossing boon for locals' lives, bilateral trade
• Nepal-China connecting Arniko Highway resumes smooth operation after maintenance
• China completes first phase of Araniko Highway repair project
• China aid for Tatopani, other projects
• Joint Statement between the People's Republic of China and Nepal Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.