Plan to resume Melamchi water supply by mid-April ​​​​​​​Melamchi Drinking Water Development Committee has worked out a plan to access the water project site and restore damaged structures. Kathmandu 27 Aug, 2021
Floods put Melamchi water project in uncertainty The recent flood in the Melamchi River has dashed the hopes of Kathmandu valley denizens to get water supply from Melamchi Drinking Water Project. Nepal 03 Aug, 2021
Government to probe Melamchi tunnel accident KATHMANDU, JULY 15 The Ministry of Water Supply today formed a high level probe committee to investigate yesterday’s accident at the audit tunnel of Melamchi Water Supply Project where an ‘accidental’ blow of water from the major tunnel had... Travel 16 Jul, 2020
Melamchi tunnel bursts, two swept away KATHMANDU, JULY 14 An engineer and a driver working for Melamchi Drinking Water Project have gone missing after the gate of the audit tunnel at Aambathan gave in to the pressure of water inside the tunnel this afternoon, sweeping away the duo along... Travel 15 Jul, 2020
Construction of Melamchi water project almost over KATHMANDU, JULY 5 Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation Bina Magar has claimed that the inauguration of the Melamchi Drinking Water Project is not far away. She said that water will soon be distributed to the households of the capital by... 06 Jul, 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
Melamchi board seeks work plan from Sinohydro Kathmandu, October 15 The Melamchi Water Supply Development Board (MWSDB) has sought a detailed work plan from Sinohydro for Melamchi Water Project. As the previous contractor, Cooperativa Muratori e Cementisti (CMC) di Ravenna, abruptly quit... 16 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
Vendors, suppliers to halt Melamchi construction Kathmandu, September 4 Vendors and local suppliers of the Melamchi Water Supply Project have said they will obstruct project construction until they are paid their outstanding dues owed by the project’s previous contractor. At a time when the... 05 Sep, 2019
Govt�s delay in selecting contractor hits Melamchi Kathmandu, August 27 Construction of remaining works of the Melamchi Water Supply Project is yet to begin as the government has not been able to finalise the contractor for the job. Though the government had shortlisted Sinohydro China and a... 28 Aug, 2019
Govt urged to resume Melamchi project soon Kathmandu, May 15 The Development and Technology Committee of the Legislature-Parliament has directed the Ministry of Water Supply (MoWS) to resume construction works of the Melamchi Water Supply Project as soon as possible. Citing that the... 16 May, 2019
