Updated Jan 17, 2021 | 12:39 IST India spent nearly Rs 550 crores for the section up to Bijalpura which is further 17 km from Kurtha. Indo Nepal connectivity gets boost with Jayanagar-Kurtha rail extension  |  Photo Credit: Representative Image The 34.90-km Jayanagar-Kurtha section of Jaynagar-Bijalpura-Bardibas rail (68.72 km) project which entirely been funded by the Indian government. As first phase of this project, the rail line from Jayanagar in Bihar’s Madhubani district has been connected to Kurtha in Nepal and will be extended up to Bijalpura by March 2021. India spent nearly Rs 550 crores for the section up to Bijalpura which is further 17 km from Kurtha.