NB Explains | Nepal Foreign Minister announces plans to build Manaskhand Circuit

Kathmandu, May 2: Nepal Foreign Minister NP Saud has announced plans to build the Manaskhand Circuit which will connect India's Uttarakhand with Nepal's Far Western Provinces. Saud stated that he would take the necessary steps to develop the circuit to encourage tourists coming to Uttarakhand to also visit Nepal's Far Western Province.

The Nepal Foreign Minister stated that he has requested a proposal to be prepared on how to connect religious places in both countries and plans to present it to India during the upcoming visit of the Prime Minister. The minister emphasized the need for a concrete bridge to connect Parshuram in Dadeldhura and Purnagiri in India to promote religious and tourism activities in the region.

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According to reports, Saud mentioned the government's preparations to operate the country's first medical university, Dashrath Chand University of Health Sciences. The Council of Ministers has already approved making Geta the first medical college in the country, and work is underway to make a law to bring it into operation.

In an earlier update, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami had shared that more than 60 ancient temples in the Kumaon region will be made part of the Manaskhand corridor. "We have already started working towards developing a Manaskhand corridor. We have set a target of including more than 60 ancient temples of Kumaon region in the corridor," he said.

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The Manaskhand corridor, which was one of Dhami's major pre-poll promises, will consist of Goljyu Mandir, Patal Bhuvaneshwar, Kot Bhramari, Devidhura, Kainchidham, Bal Sundari and Ma Purnagiri temples among others.