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Narayani was one of the fourteen zones of Nepal until the restructuring of zones to Provinces, located in the central south of the country. The headquarter of Narayani zone was Hetauda. Narayani Zone is named after the Narayani River which is on the western border of the zone, separating it from the Gandaki and Lumbini zones. Narayani means beloved of Narayan which is Parvati his sister, and Narayan refers to Lord Vishnu in the Hindu religion.
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Birgunj is a metropolitan city in Parsa District in Madhes Pradesh in southern Nepal. It lies 135 km (84 mi) south of the capital Kathmandu, attached in the north to Raxaul on the border of the Indian state of Bihar. As an entry point to Nepal from Patna, Birganj is known as the "Gateway of Nepal". It is also called the "Commercial Capital of Nepal". The town has significant economic importance for Nepal as most of the trade with India is via Birganj and the Indian town of Raxaul. The Tribhuvan Highway links Birgunj to Nepal's capital, Kathmandu.
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Birganj Inland Dry Port is Nepal's first dry port constructed in 2000 AD by Nepal Government. In 2001 AD. ownership of dryport transferred to NITDB. NITDB awarded HTPL the contract to operate and manage the Inland Clearance Depot in Sirsiya, Birganj. The dryport came in operation from 16 July 2004. The dryport covers an area of 38 hectares including customs office, four shed houses, terminal buildings, weighing bridges, two banks, six lines for train contgainer yard. 1586 containers can be managed at a time. The dryport is connected by Train owned by Indian Railways which connects the dryport to Raxaul in India.
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Department of Railways under Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport is the authority to develop, maintain and plan railways in Nepal. It has its headquarter at Bishalnagar, Kathmandu. Currently it maintains three in-operation railway lines in the country: Raxaul–Sirsiya,Jainagar–Bhangaha and Bathnaha - Budhnagar. It is equivalent to Department of Road for road infrastructure. It has several lines been planned.
Himal Cement Industry was a state owned cement factory of Nepal. It was established in 1967 and was the first and biggest cement industry of Nepal till it shut down in 2002. The capacity of the plant was 160 TPD in 1975. After renovation, the capacity was increased to 200 TPD. The industry is remembered for its historical significance as it substantially increased the cement demand in Nepal for development works. Prior to its construction, cement was imported from India, Singapore and European countries.
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- ↑ "Nepal Intermodal Transport Development Board (NITDB)". nitdb.org. Government of Nepal. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ↑ "NITDB urged to modernise infrastructure to facilitate trade". thehimalayantimes.com. The Himalayan Times. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ↑ "NITDB to invite bids to lease out Kakarvitta dry port". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Kantipur Media Group. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
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