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Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Deepak Khadka has said the construction of large and reservoir-based hydropower projects is a priority for the government. Responding to questions raised regarding the Ministry of Energy under the ‘Appropriation Bill-2082’ in today’s meeting of the National Assembly, Energy Minister Khadka said that the government shall work to realize its…

File: The tunnel of Bheri Babai Diversion Project Kathmandu, November 30 The Bheri Babai Diversion took 80 long days to construct 150 metres of its tunnel. But, thanks to a new tunnel boring machine (TBM) imported from China, the project constructed 300 metres of the tunnel within 20 days. If the machine was not imported, the project could take five months for the task. The project needs to dig a…

Viral fever incapacitates hundreds in two villages across Bheri river

20 August, Surkhet: The local residents of two villages in Panchapuri municipality located in the western part of Surkhet have fallen ill from a viral fever. The villagers from Narsi at Panchapuri municipality – 10 and Jamu – Galfa in ward no 11 have been affected by the fever. More than 500 households are suffering from viral fever which spread 10 days ago here at the villages located across the…

Surkhet sexagenarian missing in Bheri River

SURKHET: A 60-year-old man was swept away while he was swimming across a river in Panchapuri Municipality-10 of Surkhet district on Thursday. A local resident Lok Bahadur Mandir was swept away while crossing the Bheri River yesterday evening, according to locals. It has been learned that Mandir was heading to Tatapani  from Chepang in the district. The search is on for the missing Mandir, said…