As the clock ticks on the completion of our ambitious transmission line and road upgradation projects under the Millennium Challenge Account-Nepal (MCA-Nepal), the projects find themselves entangled in a web of delays, bureaucratic hurdles and legal disputes. With six months of the five-year project already elapsed, concerns mount over the MCA-Nepal’s ability to stay on course.

KATHMANDU, Aug 10: The Millennium Challenge Account Nepal Development Committee (MCA-Nepal) has embarked on the crucial phase of land acquisition in the Sindhupalchowk region to pave the way for the construction of a vital transmission line.

KATHMANDU, March 1: With the ratification of the US-aid Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact agreement by the House of Representatives (HoR), the door for the implementation of the project under the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has been opened.

KATHMANDU, July 4: At a time when the fate of the US Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is hanging in balance, Finance Minister Dr Yuba Raj Khatiwada on Saturday said that the government has received positive response from the MCC headquarters in terms of extending the deadline for MCC ratification.

KATHMANDU, June 30: Citing delays in parliamentary ratification of the MCC Nepal Compact, the Millennium Challenge Account Nepal (MCA-Nepal) has said that the entry into force (EiF) date for the agreement is getting reassessed.