Detailed feasibility
study of Kaligandaki
project begi ns
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Detailed feasibility study
Kaligandaki Multipur-
pose Project commenced
from Friday, with Phalebas
Municipality of Parbat district
starting discussion with the
technical team of Ministry of
Energy, Water Resources, and
ment covered areas from
Khabarabhir to Bihadi Rura]
Municipality of the district,
according to engineer Nepal.
"Currently we are studying
geographical status and other
aspects of the project," he
added.
As a major hydropower
project benefitting Province 4
and 5, the Kaligandaki project
Irrigation.
The meeting marked the
beginning ofthe first phase of
detailed survey for the project
to be constructed in Parbat,
Baglung and Gulmi districts,
has been highly prioritized
according
Ganesh'Prasad Timilsina,
to
Padam Pani
Sharma, mayor of Phalebas
Municipality.
Ateam of the Department
of Electricity Development
(DoED), including engineer
Rabi Nepal, had conducted a
field survej of the geographical situation, powerhouse,
embankment construction,
among others on Friday.
The study of embank- '
by both ihe government and
international donor
agen-
cies. This project is beneficial
for the development of Kaligandaki riphrian zone, said
chairman of National Assemblv.
Timilsina added that the
proiect was expected to sig-
nificantly contribute
to
the
development of tourism, irrigation and roads and water
iri the three base
districts -- Parbat, Baglung
inary study conducted by
Nepal Electricity Authority
(NEA)
in
1995, Kaligandaki
Multipurpose Project
can
generate 1000 MW electricity
and irrigate vast areas of land
in the three districts. Besides,
waterway could be operated
in the
60-kilometer stretch
of the reservoir. The project
has planned to construct
145-meter-high embankment with eight kilometers of
tunnel. The powerhouse will
be constructed at Ward 6 of
Bihadi Rural Municipality.
The project was approved
by the Phalebas Municipal
Council cpnsidering its prom-
ise of contributing to
the
development of tourism and
economy in the entire project
area. The ploject was initiated
by six rural municipalities
inoluding Phalebas with the
of
transport
involvement
and Gulmi.
Board of Nepal and the Ministry of Energy,Water Resources
According
to a
prelim-
and lrrigation.
Investment