Upper Tamakoshi hydropower project to construct ropeway Dolakha, April 21 The 456 MW Upper Tamakoshi hydropower project is all set to construct ropeway at Rolwaling Diversion in Bigu Rural Municipality-1 of Dolakha. The Rolwaling Diversion is projected to add 22 MW to the project’s capacity. The... Travel 22 Apr, 2017
Construction of Upper Tamakoshi expedited Dolakha, April 16 The 456 megawatts Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project in Bigu Rural Municipality, Dolakha, has completed 87 per cent construction work. Project officials said construction of the project was delayed due to 2015 earthquakes and... Travel 17 Apr, 2017
Govt committed to speed up development projects: PM Dahal BIRGUNJ: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that the government is serious to execute the construction of the national pride projects with priority. Addressing an interaction on the construction of national pride projects including... Travel 11 Feb, 2017
Two killed, five missing in Dolakha landslide KATHMANDU: Two persons died and five others went missing after an incessant rainfall-triggered landslide buried four houses at Chyotchyot in Lamabagar VDC-4 of Dolakha district on Wednesday night. The deceased have been identified as Badule Tamang... Travel 01 Sep, 2016
EDITORIAL: Revamp policy The wide gap of understanding between the government agencies and locals often lead to delays in constructing the national priority projects The government, policymakers and development experts always find it difficult to complete national priority... 27 May, 2016
Capital spending low as only 7pc civil servants perform duties well Kathmandu, May 25 Around two years ago, a motorbike carrying three went out of control and plunged off a narrow, hilly roadway at Bhorle, in Dolakha district. Of the three, one landed on the banks of Tamakoshi River and died on the spot,... 26 May, 2016
UTHL pushes back project completion deadline Kathmandu, April 14 Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Ltd (UTHL) has postponed the completion deadline for 456-megawatt Upper Tamakoshi hydroelectric project until December 2017, as it struggles to make a recovery from damage caused by quakes of last April... 15 Apr, 2016
�Round-the-clock power supply in a year possible� Kathmandu, November 21 Although Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli recently announced to rid the country of power outage within one year, the statement is in question considering that many under-construction hydropower projects across the country have... 22 Nov, 2015
Transmission line construction resumes SINDHULIMADI, August 9 Construction of the 220 KV transmission line of the Khimti-Dhalkebar track, which was halted for the past two years due to compensation distribution dispute, resumed from on Sunday in Sindhuli. Some residents of Kamalamai... Travel 10 Aug, 2015
Power producers lament �worst budget� KATHMANDU: The bold announcement that the government made to end the power crisis within three years now seems next to impossible as the budget has not prioritised the energy sector. Though the energy sector can rejuvenate the country’s economy by... 27 Jul, 2015
NA�s Upper Tamakoshi security base buried KATHMANDU: Landslides resulting from incessant rainfall yesterday buried the Nepali Army base at Lamabagar VDC of Dolakha. Bard Bahadur Battalion was set up for security of the under-construction 456MW Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project at Lamabagar... Travel 24 Jun, 2015
National pride projects to face resource crunch KATHMANDU: National pride projects that are already facing criticism for not being able to give good progress result, are likely to face a problem in giving continuity to ongoing construction works. This emerged as a major concern as the government is... 08 Jun, 2015