Nepal to receive more funds from India for river embankment

(MENAFN – Gulf Times) The Indian government has decided to release an additional Nepali Rs700mn (6.6mn) for the remaining embankment extension along Lalbakaiya, Bagmati and Kamala rivers in Nepal. Around 80% training and embankment works on these three rivers in...

Nepal denies allegations of not sharing flood data with India

KATHMANDU, Aug 28: Nepal´s authorities have rubbished Uttar Pradesh (UP)´s Chief Minister (CM) Akhilesh Yadav´s accusations that India´s northern neighbor caused the flooding in his state.  Talking to the Indian media in Lucknow after touring the flood-hit villages of...

PDA signed for Upper Karnali

KATHMANDU, SEP 19 – Authorities from both Nepal and India have signed the project development agreement (PDA) for the Upper Karnali Hydropower Project on Friday. The Chief Executive of Investment Board Nepal and Vice-chairman of GMR-ITD Consortium signed in the...

India, Nepal Ink Three Pacts; Work on Pancheshwar Dam to Start Soon

KATHMANDU, NEPAL:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met his Nepalese counterpart Sushil Koirala during which the two sides inked three agreements, including one on the 5,600 MW Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project that will pave the way to start the stalled...

Environmentalists oppose Pancheshwar dam

“Proposed site prone to earthquakes and many villages would be submerged” The bilateral talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nepal Prime Minister Sushil Koirala during the former’s recent Nepal visit included an agreement to restart work on the...

Damming dangers

Nepal and India need to factor in landslide-induced dam risks in joint water resources development AUG 08 – It was as if nature had a message for the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi just before he began his Nepal visit earlier this week. The massive...