India-Thailand highway to be ready by 2016

August 13, 2012 | 2:44 pm

Highway A 3,200-km highway from India over Myanmar to Thailand will become a reality by 2016. India has given a $500 million loan to Myanmar, some of which will be used to fund the highway, said Anil Wadhwa, India’s ambassador to Thailand.

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In an interview to Thai newspaper Bangkokpost Wadhwa said the four-day India-Asean summit to be held on December 19 will focus on connectivity with the Asean community. Separately, sources said, Myanmar President Thein Sein, Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra and PM Manmohan Singh are expected to meet on the sidelines of the summit to push forward the trilateral highway project.