Kathmandu finally gets Melamchi water Kathmandu valley’s wait for Melamchi water is finally over, with authorities on Sunday testing the water flow at several places in Kathmandu, 23 years after Melamchi Drinking Water Project was inaugurated. Kathmandu 26 Mar, 2021
EDITORIAL: Melamchi deadline The delay in completing the MDWP has led to cost overruns involving billions of rupees Officials of the Melamchi Drinking Water Project (MDWP) have claimed that they would be supplying drinking water to the denizens of the Kathmandu Valley by... 04 Jan, 2021
Tender reissued for lot-1 work of Tanahu hydel Kathmandu, March 3 A bid has been called again for the construction of the first package of the 140-megawatt Tanahu Hydropower Project being developed by Tanahu Hydropower Ltd (THL). This is the third occasion on which developer has called a global... 04 Mar, 2020
Melamchi water project to issue due payments of local vendors Kathmandu, January 2 The Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP) has decided to issue pending payments of local contractors. A board meeting of the MWSP that was held here today decided to release outstanding payments of local suppliers owed by the... 03 Jan, 2020
About 72pc of ADB�s portfolio focuses on infrastructure Asian Development Bank, the Manila-based multilateral lender, recently launched its five-year country partnership strategy for Nepal, with focus on development of infrastructure, such as hydroelectric projects, roads and airports, to reduce the cost of... 31 Dec, 2019
Melamchi official claims water will be supplied to Valley by this fiscal Kathmandu, November 10 After remaining halted for around a year, construction of the remaining works of the Melamchi Drinking Water Project has finally begun, which consequently has created a hype again and there are claims that the project will... 11 Nov, 2019
EDITORIAL: Stop attacks The ruling party must keep its cadres under control, and the police should take action against those involved in physically intimidating the NC leader and others The very essence of democracy will die down when citizens are prevented from airing their... 01 Oct, 2019
Govt awards Melamchi contract to Sinohydro Kathmandu, September 29 The government has awarded the contract to complete the remaining construction works of Melamchi Water Supply Project to a Chinese company called Sinohydro. The Chinese firm has been given a deadline of 12 months to complete... 30 Sep, 2019
Fate of Melamchi water project again in limbo Kathmandu, September 21 Construction of the remaining works of the Melamchi Water Supply Project is uncertain as the government has not yet finalised the contractor for the remaining job. This uncertainty has arisen again as Minister of Water... 22 Sep, 2019
EDITORIAL: Threats of dengue As there is no prescribed medicine to cure dengue, the three tiers of government must launch awareness drives in the affected districts Except for Karnali Province, people from the other six provinces have been affected by the outbreak of the dengue... 06 Sep, 2019
Contract termination delays construction of Tanahu hydro Kathmandu, August 27 Following the contract termination with the Italian contractor Co-operativa Muratori e Cementisti (CMC) di Ravenna, the construction of the 140-megawatt Tanahu hydropower project, which is a capacity reservoir project being... 28 Aug, 2019
Chinese court orders review of earlier decision Kathmandu, July 29 A Chinese high court has decided to review the earlier district court decision made on the case of counter guarantee money filed by Himalayan Bank Ltd (HBL) and Bank of Kathmandu (BoK) against China Construction Bank, in the... 30 Jul, 2019
