Nepal and India today agreed to complete outstanding works on the Integrated Check Post (ICP) in Birgunj within three months and bring it into operation quickly.
"Both sides reviewed the current status of the ICPs and decided to complete the remaining work at Brigunj by March 2017," the Foreign Ministry's Joint-secretary and Chief of South Asia Division, Bhrigu Dhungana, said.
According to Dhungana, 80 per cent work has already been completed in Birjung and the required land area has been handed over to the concerned contractor for ICP construction in Biratnagar. The construction in Biratnagar ICP is expected to be completed by December 2018. Urban Development Secretary Dipendra Nath Sharma had led the Nepali delegation while the Indian side was led by Sanjeevanee Kutty, secretary of Border Management, Ministry of Home Affairs.