In the meeting of the Agriculture and Water Resources Committee under the Legislature-Parliament today, lawmakers said the provision requiring the government to invest 25 per cent in the project was not acceptable and the MoU should be amended in tune with the time.Development in hydropower sector was the main foundation for national development therefore the sectors should be kept in utmost priority, lawmakers added.
The lawmakers further added that the people of far western region were awaiting the completion of the project for past two decades. They said that the project should begin even from national investment as it was the most essential in the development of the hydropower as the country is facing acute power shortage.
They urged the concerned authority to meet the essential requirements for land encroachment, resettlement of the project affected areas and construction of transmission line before signing the project development agreement (PDA).
Similarly, the committee directed the Ministry Of Energy Investment Board Nepal, Ministry of Energy and concerned bodies to submit the progress report with suggestion.
Prior to this, Minister for Energy Radha Kumari Gyawali said that the government was committed to the development of energy sectors and further added that the ministry was ready to take the positives sides and correct mistakes regarding the contract agreement with Three Gorges.
Similarly, Minister Gyawali informed about the recent visit of chief of Three Gorges and his delegates to Nepal.
She further added that the Chinese ambassador to Nepal also had suggested the concerned officials of the corporation regarding the project and need of the country. The meeting was presided over by committee chair Gagan Kumar Thapa. RSS
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