Dilli Jung Thapa
Chief engineer and colonel of Nepalese Army
About Dilli Jung Thapa
Lived 1894 – 1946 (aged 51–52). Dilli Jung Thapa was a Nepali.
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Dilli Jung Thapa (1894–1946) was a chief engineer and colonel of Nepalese Army. He was the son of colonel Harka Jung Thapa and grandson of governor (Badahakim) of eastern Nepal colonel Gajraj Singh Thapa, he was the chief designer of Nepal's first highway tunnel carved through the inner terai between Hetauda and Amlekhganj.
Notable works He gained his engineering degree from then Thomason College of Civil Engineering, Roorkee, British India. He was the pioneer engineer during the Rana regime. He is also known for reconstruction of the damaged Rana Durbars, Chandra irrigation canal in Saptari district, urban planning of Rajbiraj city based on replica of Jaipur, India, Nepal first ropeway cargo between Kathmandu and Hetauda and Charkhal adda.
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Who was Dilli Jung Thapa?
chief engineer and colonel of Nepalese Army
When was Dilli Jung Thapa born?
Dilli Jung Thapa was born in 1894.
When did Dilli Jung Thapa die?
Dilli Jung Thapa died in 1946.
What nationality was Dilli Jung Thapa?
Dilli Jung Thapa was Nepali.
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