In a major decision aimed to strengthen ties between India and Nepal, the , headed by Prime MinisterNarendra Modi, approved a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to be signed between the two countries for a bridge on the Mahakali river at Dharchula in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand.
The work on the bridge is expected to be completed in three years. Public works department had sent a detailed project report to IIT-Delhi for Soil testing and hydrology analysis of the 110-m two-laned bridge between Charchhum in Dharchula and Dhap in Nepal.