Scholars from Myanmar and India have held a seminar on India-Myanmar-Thailand tripartite highway expected to be operational in 2016, state media reported Friday.

The proposed highway from India's Moreh to Thailand's Maesot via Myanmar's Tamu and Myawaddy was conceived at the trilateral ministerial meeting on transport linkages in Yangon in April 2002. It represents a significant step in establishing connectivity between India and South East Asian countries.

The seminar in Nay Pyi Taw also touched on connectivity and trade facilitation, transforming connectivity corridor into economic corridor and easy access to border gate in Tamu in Myanmar and Moreh in India via Mandalay, upgrading of Moreh-Imphur highway and construction of railroad through Imphur in 2017.

Upon completion of the roads, there will be better trade, investment and economy between India and Myanmar, the report said.