Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, April 2: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepali counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba launched numerous initiatives on Saturday to promote connectivity between the two nations, with the goal of taking India-Nepal relations to new heights.
In a joint address at Hyderabad House, both PMs first inaugurated a 35-kilometer cross-border rail link between Jayanagar in Bihar and Kurtha in Nepal, as well as a passenger train service built with India’s grant assistance. Deuba is in India for three days.
According to news agency ANI, PM Modi said, “PM Deuba and I also agreed to give priority to trade and cross-border connectivity initiatives in all respects. The beginning of the Jayanagar-Kurtha rail line is part of this initiative. Such schemes will make a great contribution to the smooth, hassle-free exchange of people between the two countries.”
PM Modi and PM debua also jointly launched PuPay in Nepal.
“The introduction of RuPay card in Nepal will add a new chapter to our financial connectivity. Other projects like Nepal Police Academy, Integrated Check Post in Nepalganj, Ramayana Circuit etc. will also bring the two countries closer,” said PM Modi.
Apart from these, documents and MoUs were also signed and exchanged between the two countries in the presence of both PMs.
“PM Deuba is an old friend of India. As the PM, this is his fifth visit to India. He has played an important role in developing India-Nepal relations. The friendship between India and Nepal, relations between our people is an example that can’t be seen anywhere else in the world. Our civilization, culture, and the threads of our exchange have been linked since ancient times. We have been companions of each other’s happiness and sorrow since time immemorial,” said PM Modi.
