page_title: Kul Ratna Tuladhar
hierarchical_section_title: Kul Ratna Tuladhar
caption_attribution_description: Statue of Nepalese engineer Kul Ratna Tuladhar (1918-1984) — on the campus of the Institute of Engineering, Kathmandu.
context_page_description: Kul Ratna Tuladhar, CBE was the first chief engineer of Nepal's Public Works Department where he served since its establishment in 1951 till 1957. The highlight of his term was the construction of Tribhuvan Highway which opened in 1956. This is Nepal's first highway and links the capital Kathmandu with the Indian border to the south.
  Tuladhar also played a major role in the development of engineering education in Nepal's modern history.
context_section_description: Kul Ratna Tuladhar, CBE (Devanagari: कुल रत्न तुलाधर) (6 July 1918 – 2 March 1984) was the first chief engineer of Nepal's Public Works Department where he served since its establishment in 1951 till 1957. The highlight of his term was the construction of Tribhuvan Highway which opened in 1956. This is Nepal's first highway and links the capital Kathmandu with the Indian border to the south.
  Tuladhar also played a major role in the development of engineering education in Nepal's modern history.
caption: Tuladhar's statue at the Institute of Engineering, Pulchok
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