Melamchi Drinking Water Project requires Rs 4.50 billion for year-round operation It would cost Rs 4.50 billion to bring Melamchi Drinking Water Project into operation throughout the year. Kathmandu 04 Apr, 2024
Former Secretaries, Officials Sued by CIAA Over Melamchi Project Embezzlement CIAA filed graft cases against consultants and the construction company, CMC, for receiving payment before initiating construction works. Nepal 18 Feb, 2024
PM vows support to streamline Melamchi Project ​​​​​​​Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal assured full support from his government to operate the Melamchi Water Supply Project regularly, systematically and in a more organised manner. Kathmandu 18 Jun, 2023
Melamchi project shuts temporarily for maintenance works The Melamchi Water Supply Project is undergoing a temporary interruption in its water supply for maintenance works. Business 17 May, 2023
All talk and no action forthcoming yet On January 5 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Physical Infrastructure and Transport Narayan Kaji Shrestha instructed the concerned road authorities to patch and repair all the potholes on the roads in Kathmandu valley within a fortnight, but even after two months, his instructions remain unimplemented. Kathmandu 03 Mar, 2023
110 million litres water from Melamchi Project being distributed Of the 175 million litres water brought from Melamchi River at Ambathan of Helambu Rural Municipality in Sindhupalchowk district under the Melamchi Drinking Water Project, 110 million litre is being distributed in the Kathmandu Valley since December 9. Kathmandu 14 Dec, 2022
Redistribution of Melamchi water to valley resumes The supply of drinking water from the Melamchi River in Sindhupalchowk to Kathmandu valley restarted today after six months of complete closure of the water tunnel. Nepal 10 Dec, 2022
Chinese high court rules in favour of HBL and BoK The Himalayan Bank (HBL) and Bank of Kathmandu (BoK) have won a long fought legal battle in China against China Railway 15 Bureau Group to recover Rs 1.6 billion in counter guarantee money from China Construction Bank (CCB). Business 03 Aug, 2022
Melamchi Project intake observed at Ambathan Minister of Water Supply Umakant Chaudhary observed the main audit gate of Melamchi Water Supply Project at Ambathan of Helambu today. Kathmandu 27 May, 2022
EDITORIAL: Address FCAN's woes The Federation of Contractors’ Association of Nepal (FCAN), an umbrella organisation of the country’s contractors, decided to observe a ‘construction holiday’ beginning Sunday to protest against the skyrocketing prices of construction materials. Opinion 26 Apr, 2022
Melamchi water supply resumes in valley The supply of drinking water from the Melamchi River in Sindhupalchowk to Kathmandu valley restarted today after around 10 months of complete closure of the water tunnel. Nepal 25 Apr, 2022
Distribution of Melamchi water resumes ​​​​​​​Distribution of water drawn from the Melamchi river has resumed in the Kathmandu Valley from today. Nepal 24 Apr, 2022
