RAMECHHAP: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal today inaugurated the long-stalled 220 KV Khimti-Dhalkebar transmission line in the district.

With the completion of the project, it is believed that the electricity supply in Kathmandu and Pokhara would be eased.

The project had started in 2007 was put on hold due to various reasons including land acquisition and disputes over compensation for the land.

The halted project was completed within six months of its resumption following the prompt initiations taken by the incumbent government, informed the project chief Shyam Kumar Yadav.

Around 700 MW can be supplied through the double-circuit transmission line that was constructed with the help of Rs 1.15 billion from the World Bank.

Likewise, Energy Minister Janardan Sharma said the government has moved ahead with a concrete plan in order to resolve a variety of problems that surfaced in the development of energy in Nepal.

Managing Director of the Nepal Electricity Authority Kul Man Ghising said there has been an ease in bridging the gap between demand and supply of electricity in Tamakoshi area, mid-Tarai and Eastern areas claiming that electricity leakage of up to 10 MW has been controlled.

He also said problems related to low voltage has also been curbed.

(With inputs from Rastriya Samachar Samiti)