Mechi Highway

Mechi Highway
Mechi Highway
राष्ट्रिय राजमार्ग ०२
National Highway 02
	Mechi Highway in red
Route information
	Maintained by MoPIT (Department of Roads)
Length	268 km (167 mi)
Major junctions
South end	Kechana
	NH05 at Jhapa Chok, Bhadrapur; NH04 at Janta Chok, Bhadrapur; NH01 at Charali ; NH11 at Chhipitar ; NH74 at Chureghanti ; NH03 at Phidim ; NH06 at Ganesh Chok, Hilihang;
North end	Taplejung
Location
Country	Nepal
Provinces	Koshi Province
Districts	Jhapa, Ilam, Panchthar & Taplejung
Primary; destinations	Prithivinagar, Bhadrapur, Duhagadhi, Budhabare, Kanyam, Phikkal
Highway system
	Roads in Nepal;

Mechi Highway or NH02 (previously: H07) (Nepali: मेची राजमार्ग) is a two-lane freeway in Koshi Province, spanning about 268 kilometers in length.^[1] The highway connects all the districts of former Mechi zone, hence the name Mechi. It runs from the Village Development Committee of Kechana in Jhapa district in the south to the remote north of Taplejung through the district of Ilam.^[1] The main destinations along the highway include Prithivinagar, Bhadrapur, Duhagadhi, Budhabare, Kanyam and Phikkal. The highway shares a junction with Mahendra Highway at Charali.^[2]

The Mechi Highway extends from the Terai region of Nepal to the high Himalayas, connecting India in the south and China in the north. It starts from Kechana Kawal in the Terai region, crosses the Shivalik Hills, passes through the lower Himalayas and reaches the high Himalayan region bordering China.^[3]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "List of National Highways". dor.gov.np. Department of Roads, Ministry of Physical Infrastructure & Transport, Government of Nepal. Archived from the original on 9 July 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
^ "Map of Mechi Highway". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
^ "A guidebook on geological section of Mechi Highway" (PDF). Department of mines and geology. July 2010. Retrieved 4 Aug 2024.
^ "पाथीभरामा केबुलकारसँगै ताप्लेजुङको समृद्धि" [Prosperity of Taplejung along with cable car in Pathibhara] (in Nepali). Nagrik. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 4 Aug 2024.

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[dor-1] "List of National Highways". dor.gov.np. Department of Roads, Ministry of Physical Infrastructure & Transport, Government of Nepal. Archived from the original on 9 July 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.

[map-2] "Map of Mechi Highway". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 25 June 2016.

[3] "A guidebook on geological section of Mechi Highway" (PDF). Department of mines and geology. July 2010. Retrieved 4 Aug 2024.

[4] "पाथीभरामा केबुलकारसँगै ताप्लेजुङको समृद्धि" [Prosperity of Taplejung along with cable car in Pathibhara] (in Nepali). Nagrik. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 4 Aug 2024.

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