Tag: Water resources
Half Finished in 20 Years: Sikta Irrigation Project’s Cost Quadruples
KATHMANDU, July 16: Two decades after construction began, the national pride Sikta Irrigation Project remains only half-complete. Launched in fiscal year 2005/06, the project...
Bheri-Babai Multipurpose Project Achieves 70% Physical Progress
KATHMANDU : Bheri-Babai Diversion Multipurpose Project has achieved 70 percent progress in construction of its physical infrastructure almost three years after the expiry of...
Nepal’s Energy Sector, Progress Under the Government’s First 100 Days
In its first 100 days in office, the government has placed the energy sector at the centre of its economic transformation agenda, introducing a...
Energy Minister Directs Timely Completion of Jagdulla Hydropower Projects in Dolpa
Kathmandu: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Biraj Bhakta Shrestha has directed concerned authorities to complete the construction of the Jagdulla Hydropower Project...
Government Moves Ahead with Four New Energy Reform Bills
Kathmandu: The government has moved forward with the process of drafting four new bills aimed at long-term reform and structural strengthening of the energy...
Energy Minister : Sunkoshi–Marin to advance in 90 days; Bheri–Babai in...
Kathmandu: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Biraj Bhakta Shrestha, has said that irrigation projects such as Sikta, Bheri–Babai, Rani Jamara Kulariya, and...
Expanding Irrigation and Conserving Water Resources to Boost Agricultural Production in...
Irrigation Day and the Establishment Day of the Department of Water Resources and Irrigation are being celebrated today with various programs under the slogan...
Energy Minister Sets Agenda for Energy Policy Reforms and Investment Growth
Kathmandu: Newly appointed Minister for Energy, Water Resources, and Irrigation, Biraj Bhakta Shrestha, has stated that no citizen should be deprived of benefits from...
World Meteorological Day being observed in Nepal with various programs
Kathmandu: World Meteorological Day is being observed in Nepal today by organizing various programs under the slogan “Observing Today, Securing Tomorrow.”
The day has been...
Construction Begins on Access Road for 126 MW Lower Seti Hydropower...
Damauli (Tanahun): Tanahun Hydropower Limited is set to begin construction of an access road for the 126-megawatt Lower Seti Hydropower Project. The company, which...
