Kolkata to Bangkok via Myanmar - Know all about scenic route, distance and launch time

Jun 19, 2023 Shipra Parashar

Trilateral highway connecting Kolkata to Bangkok expected to complete in four years’ time

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The trilateral highway would cover a total distance of 2,800 kms

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India will have the longest stretch of the highway, while the shortest will be in Thailand

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The highway will cover cities like Sukhothai and Mae Sot in Thailand and Yangon, Mandalay, Kalewa, and Tamu in Myanmar

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It will also cover cities like Moreh, Kohima, Guwahati, Srirampur, Siliguri and Kolkata in India

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The plan was approved at a ministerial meeting between the three nations in April 2002

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The sheer distance and route posed many challenges for the government which led to the delay of this project.

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