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Nepal, China Plans To Construct Rail Line Through Mount Everest

According to Chinese media China and Nepal are planning to construct a railway line which will go through world’s highest peak Mount Everest.

By this Beijing government is trying to make connections with such a country, about which Indians has an impression that they have influence over the whole country.

According to Chinese newspaper the railroad was being expanded “at Nepal’s request” and would be part of the Qinghai-Tibet railway which links Tibet’s capital Lhasa with Beijing.

The new line could also include a tunnel running through the Mount Everest; newspapers said

The expert said that Chinese officials had begun preparatory work and the rail network was expected to be completed by 2020 and could eventually be extended to Kathmandu and further to India, providing access to a huge market for Beijing.

“A proposed extension of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway to the China-Nepal border through Tibet would boost bilateral trade and tourism as there is currently no rail line linking the two countries,” the China Daily wrote.

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