KATHMANDU, April 6: The cost of the projects of national pride has increased by over Rs 1,050 billion due to the non-completion of their construction within the stipulated timelines, imposing a financial burden on the state.
Anti-graft body claims that the Special Court ignored the existing solid evidence while acquitting the accused involved in corruption during the construction of Sikta Irrigation Project.
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Achyut Puri
April 23, 2021
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Kathmandu, in the 1980s, was a growing city. As its population started to increase, a lot of problems arose. One of them was the lack of clean drinking water.
To curb the problem, a project was envisioned in the 1980s. The project aimed at bringing water from the Melamchi in Sindhupalchok to Kathmandu. The project was inaugurated in 1998 with the first phase to be completed a decade later. But, nothing went as planned as the project only took off properly in 2007. Even though Melamchi’s water has started to come to Kathmandu after 23 years, the project is yet to be fully completed.