April 14, Kathmandu – The government has proposed renaming the East-West Highway back to its original name, ‘Mahendra Highway.’ This proposal has been included in the draft of the 18-point national commitment charter for administrative reform, which was made public on Tuesday. Under the infrastructure development section, the charter states, ‘Mahendra Highway will be upgraded to meet international highway standards within three years.’
Since the establishment of the republic, the highway’s name was changed to East-West Highway. Now, through this new proposal, the government intends to restore the old name.
