KATHMANDU, March 31: The government has initiated a study for the construction of the main headwork and diversion structure of the Melamchi Water Supply Project at Sarkathali.

KATHMANDU, Feb 18: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a corruption case against 18 individuals, including three former secretaries, in relation to the Melamchi Water Supply Project.

KATHMANDU, Jan 13: The eagerly anticipated water supply from the Melamchi Water Supply Project which had been blocked due to floods and landslides in 2021 is set to resume in Kathmandu from January 15.

In a major development that makes Kathmanduites heave a sigh of relief, the Melamchi Water Supply Project, a vital lifeline for the residents of Kathmandu Valley, is approaching the final stages of repair. This news comes as a ray of hope for the people grappling with persistent water shortages in the bustling capital.

KATHMANDU, Jan 5: While the Melamchi water supply project gears up to deliver water to Kathmandu in the coming days, the local residents have issued a warning that the water supply will be halted. The Melamchi Water Supply Flood Victims Struggle Committee has summoned a meeting at Ganeshe Bagar in Helambu Rural Municipality Ward No. 2 on Saturday to plan a protest program.

KATHMANDU, June 8: It may come as a surprise to many to know that the tap which was inaugurated to begin distribution of water from the Melamchi Drinking Water Project to Kathmandu residents has run out of water for a long time.

KATHMANDU, Dec 20: The government has started taking initiatives to make the water temporarily brought to the capital from the mouth of the Melamchi River located in Helambu Rural Municipality-1 of Sindhupalchok even during the rainy season.

KATHMANDU, Dec 17: The Melamchi Water Supply Project has not been able to distribute the entire water brought to the capital from Ambathan, the source of Melamchi river in Sindhupalchowk district, eight days ago.

KATHMANDU, Dec 13: The main road in Lainchaur area was flooded with water after a pipe of the Melamchi Water Supply Project burst on Monday afternoon.

KATHMANDU, Dec 12: The road has been flooded after the pipe of the Melamchi water supply project brust in Lainchaur, Kathmandu.

But water supplied from the Melamchi River alone won’t help address the problem of water scarcity in the Kathmandu Valley. This will only ease the existing water crisis. The construction of this project began in 1999. Melamchi was one of the 22 potential sources of water identified by a survey conducted back in 2029 BS to address the growing water crisis in the Kathmandu Valley.

KATHMANDU, Feb 13: Minister for Water Supply Bina Magar on Thursday vowed to bring Melamchi waters to Kathmandu by mid-July.

KATHMANDU, Jan 13: The finishing of the tunnel related work of the Melamchi Water Supply Project has reached the final phase. Now only 400 metres of final finishing work is left out.

In 2020, two national pride projects – Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project and Gautam Buddha International Airport project – are set to be completed. The construction of some other promising projects will kick-off. Authorities will have to expedite works for some projects amid their looming deadlines. Even the current pace of the progress of few development projects will bring them closer toward the completion. Here are 20 development projects that will be watched closely in the year 2020.​

KATHMANDU, Nov 20: The leftist government of Prime Minister KP Oli is pushing the country toward another cycle of conflict, lawlessness and authoritarianism, the main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) has alleged.

KATHMANDU, Sept 30: After several months of indecision and uncertainty, the government on Sunday signed an agreement with Chinese contractor Sinohydro Corporation Limited to complete the remaining construction work of the Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP).

KATHMANDU, Aug 21: The government has selected China's state-owned company Sinohydro to complete the tunnel and head works of the Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP), that was left unfinished by Italian contractor Cooperativa Muratori e Cementisti (CMC) di Ravenna last year.

KATHMANDU, June 10: It will take at least six months to bring water from Melamchi to Kathmandu if the Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP) awards the remaining tasks to a contractor through a new tender process within the next few weeks.

KATHMANDU, Jan 23: The government will have to spend about Rs 300 million to bring the Melamchi water to Kathmandu Valley under temporary arrangement, according to officials concerned.

KATHMANDU, Jan 21: Officials have vowed to complete the remaining work of the Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP) by awarding a new contract through a fast-track process. The decision to award the contract will be made through a cabinet decision as a special arrangement allowed by the Public Procurement Act.

KATHMANDU, Dec 19: Officials of Melamchi Water Supply Project and the Ministry of Water Supply and Sanitation remained busy whole day on Tuesday, making an assessment of the project works in the field. They also discussed options to complete the dream project as soon as possible.

KATHMANDU, Dec 3: Secretary at the Ministry of Water Supply (MoWS), Gajendra Thakur, has claimed that the construction work of the much-awaited Melamchi Water Supply Project will be completed within two months.