Roadways Transportation In Nepal

Among the various means of transportation,Roadways is the major means in Nepal.Nepal has made considerable progress in roadways as it is the cheapest means of  transport compared to other means that are available in our country.There are several highways which link to different parts of the country. Some of the important highways among our roads are as follows:

1. Mahendra Highway also known as East-West highway which links Mechi-Mahakali runs across the terai geographical region of Nepal from mechinagar in the east to Bhim Datta in the west.It is the longest highway in Nepal which was constructed by CPWD/PWD India engineers with lots of their workers.
2.The construction of Prithvi Highway which links  Naubise-Pokhara was started in 1967 with the help of Chinese government.It is named after King Prithvi Narayan Shah on his memory.
3.Tribhuwan Highway informally known as Byroad which links Naubise ,west of Kathmandu with the Indian border at Raxaul.This highway was named in memory of King Tribhuvan.The highway was constructed with the assistance of Indian government.
4.Siddhartha Highway is a major highway in Nepal  which links Pokhara-Sunauli (Bhairahawa).It was named in the memory of Siddhartha Gautam(Gautam Buddha) and its construction was completed with the help of Indian government.This highway is mainly used for the transportation of food and agricultural products.
5.Araniko Highway which links  Kathmandu-Kodari is among the most dangerous roadway in Nepal because of its extremely steep slopes on each sides of its road.Its constructon was completed with the help of chinese governmnet on an older yak track.This highway is named after Arniko ,a Nepalese architect.
6. B.P. Koirala Highway,also known as Banepa Bardibas Highway which links Banepa-Bardiwas (Mahottari) is a highway in Eastern Nepal.The construction of this highway was completed with the help of Japnese Government.
7.Karnali Highway,a vital transport link between two regions in Nepal,links the towns of Jumla,the capital of Karnali and Surkhet.  

            Besides these major highways,there are some  other highways which are Pokhara-Baglung Highway, Tansen-Tamghas Highway, Gorusinge-Sandhikharka Highway,Nepalgunj-Surkhet,Highway, Kathmandu-Jiri Highway,Kathmandu-Dhading Highway, Ilam-Taplejung Highway, etc. Apart from these local highways, mule-trails and foot-trails are also developing

in different parts of the country along with people’s participation.