Much to the delight of budget travelers, both India and Nepal have agreed on launching a direct bus service between Varanasi and Kathmandu. The new bus service is expected to promote religious tourism on both side of the border.
On the sidelines of the 18th SAARC Summit last November, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his counterpart Sushil Koirala had inked this twin-city pact, along with an agreement of $1-billion line of credit to Nepal.
This new bus service will be jointly flagged off on Thursday morning from the Dasharath Stadium by Mr. Bimalendra Nidhi (Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transportation) and Indian Ambassador to Nepal Ranjit Rae. Featuring a modern 35-seater fully air-conditioned coach, this state-of-the-art bus will play daily from both sides.
In the recent years, the dominance of Maoism in Nepal and the participation of People’s Republic of China in the strengthening of economic and political ties with Nepal have resulted in Nepal distancing its ties with India.
After recent dialogs between the two nations, this new bus service is expected to strengthen the Indo-Nepalese ties.
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