KATHMANDU, Jan 29: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a mandamus order to immediately halt the physical infrastructure of the under-construction Mistri Khola-2 hydel project in Myagdi district.
A division bench of justices Kumar Regmi and Mahesh Sharma Poudel issued the order on Sunday stating that the construction works of the hydel project would pose an irreparable loss to Tatopani kunda (a hot water spring).
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Earlier, the court had scrapped the preliminary environmental impact assessment citing that the project would have a direct impact on the source of the hot water spring.
Eighteen local people including Rum Lal Pun, Khimmaya Tilija and others had filed the petition at the SC stating that development of the project there would result in drying up of the hot water spring and would cause serious environmental impacts there.
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