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National Pride Projects
National Pride Projects are a set of infrastructure projects by the government of Nepal based on the proposal by the National Planning Commission. Projects # Sikta Irrigation Project # Babai Irrigation Project # Rani Jamara Kulariya Irrigation Project # Bheri Babai Diversion Multipurpose Project # Upper Tamakoshi Hydroelectric Project # Budhigandaki Hydroelectric Project # West Seti Hydropower Project # Gautam Buddha International Airport # Pokhara International Airport # Nijgadh International Airport # Pashupati Area Development Project # Lumbini Area Development Project # Mid-Hills Pushpalal Highway # East-West Railway # Terai Hulaki Marg # North-South Koshi Corridor # North-South Kaligandaki Corridor # North-South Karnali Corridor # Kathmandu-Terai Expressway # Melamchi Water Supply Project # President Chure-Terai Madhesh Conservation Area Program # Sunkoshi Marin Diversion Project # Mahakali Irrigation Project Mahakali Irrigation Project is one of the National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain, bordering the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north, and India in the south, east, and west, while it is narrowly separated from Bangladesh by the Siliguri Corridor, and from Bhutan by the Indian state of Sikkim. Nepal has a diverse geography, including fertile plains, subalpine forested hills, and eight of the world's ten tallest mountains, including Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. Nepal is a multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, multi-religious and multi-cultural state, with Nepali as the official language. Kathmandu is the nation's capital and the largest city. The name "Nepal" is first recorded in texts from the Vedic period of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East-West Railway
The East-West Railway Line ( ne, पुर्व-पश्चिम रेल्वे ) or the Mechi-Mahakali Railway is an upcoming Trans–Asian railway project in Nepal. The railway will be the longest in Nepal, stretching expanding from the Eastern Indo-Nepal border of Kakarbhitta to the Western Indo-Nepal border of Kanchanpur. Subsidiary lines will be added expanding the total project to . History The government developed the concept of the East-West Railway in 2007, forming the Department of Railways in 2011. The project started in 2008, but due to various economic, environmental and coordination challenges it was delayed until March 2020. Features The network is expected to grow to 4,000 km within 20 years. This railway line is important for Nepal because it has long been dependent on India for its connection with the world through the Port of Kolkata and Vizag Port. Controversies Lack of coordination of inter-governmental bodies and conflicts between the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proposed Infrastructure
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Mahakali Irrigation Project
Mahakali Irrigation Project is one of the National Pride Projects of Nepal. Water from Mahakali river at Sarada barrage is diverted to irrigate the farms in Nepal side as per the Mahakali treaty. The command area lies in Kanchanpur and Kailali districts. The headworks of the project is Sharada Barrage, which was constructed in 1928 by the British-Indian government. The main canal of the project was constructed in 1975 with command area of 3,400. In 1976, International Development Association agreed for financing the project and an agreement was signed on September 29, 1980, with an implementation period of 5 years. The first Stage was completed in 1988. The second stage, was signed on November 18, 1988, between Nepal and the International Development Association. It was completed in 1997. The third stage was proposed for development during the bilateral treaty (Mahakali treaty Mahakali Treaty or महाकाली सन्धि (''Mahakali Sandhi'') is an agreement betwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunkoshi Marin Diversion Project
'Sunkoshi Marin Diversion Project' (सुनकोशी मरिन डाइभर्सन आयोजना) is one of the National Pride Projects being developed by Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation (Nepal). The project got status of National Pride Projects in 20 January 2020. The project is an inter-basin transfer project to transfer water from Sunkoshi River to the Marin Khola, a tributary of Bagmati River. The flow will be discharged to the Bagmati Irrigation System to irrigate additional 122,000 ha of land in Rautahat, Dhanusha, Mahottari, Sarlahi and Bara. The design flow of the project is 67 m3/s. The intake has a 12 m high diversion dam in Sunkoshi river. The flow is transferred via 13.3 km long tunnel. The project also has a power station to generate 38.62 MW of electricity. The powerhouse is located in Kamalamai municipality. The project cost is NPR 37.2 billion for irrigation and NPR 46.19 billion for hydro-electricity. See also *List of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Chure-Terai Madhesh Conservation Area Program
President Chure-Terai Madhesh Conservation Area Program is one of the National Pride Projects initiated by the Government of Nepal. The aim of the program is to conserve the natural resources of Chure region, which occupies 12.78% of Nepal, by sustainable management and promotion of ecological services. The program was launched after the 1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly in 2067/68 BS under the Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation. Background The Chure region is considered as a fragile mountain range in the Himalayas because of its young age. This region is a major source of water, ecology, and biodiversity. Sometimes, this region is also referred to as the water tower because the Terai region, where millions of people reside, depends directly on the water supplied by this region. Recently, the rivers in this region started to dry which possibly due to mass extraction of sand and boulders for construction works. Thus, to protect the region, a program was initiated with foc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melamchi Water Supply Project
Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP) is a project to supply drinking water to Kathmandu Valley by diverting of water per day. The project started in 1998 and completed in 2021. The intake of this project is located in Melamchi, Nepal. Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport (Nepal) is the executing agency for the Project and Melamchi Water Supply Development Board is the implementing agency. This project was mainly financed by Japan and the Asian Development Bank. About 57% of the project cost was loan, 16% was grant and 26% was financed by the Nepalese government. Project description The intake of the project lies in the Melamchi valley in the gorge below Ghwakan, just upstream of the confluence of Melamchi River and Ribarma Khola. The main structure is the diversion weir, river-training structures, and sediment exclusion basin. A gravity concrete weir is 5 to 7 m high with the crest at an elevation of 1,425 m asl. The control system and the sediment exclusion basin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karnali Highway
Karnali Highway ( ne, कर्णाली राजमार्ग, also referred to as H13) is a highway, and is a vital transport link between two regions in Nepal. This highway links the towns of Jumla with the Karnali capital Birendranagar and rest parts of Surkhet district. Karnali Province is the largest, remotest and the least developed province in Nepal. Of its length, were blacktopped in 2010, previously the unfinished highway journey was featured in a documentary ''The Karnali Express: Bumping on for 52 Hours'' Due to heavy monsoon rains in 2010, the Karnali Highway was closed due to landslides from heavy monsoon rains, crops were destroyed by incessant rain, and 1/3 of the entire country was inaccessible except by foot. It was finally reopened October 3, three months later, but not until after starvation deaths. According to “A Value Chain Analysis of Apple from Jumla”, and the intervention strategy indicates that more than 85 percent of the Karnali hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaligandaki Corridor
NH48 or Kaligandaki Corridor ( ne, काली गन्डकी राजमार्ग) is an under construction long highway in Nepal starting from Tansen, Nepal, Tansen and ending at Korala, the northern part near the Chinese border. It is one of the National Pride Projects. After the completion, about 1 million people of 10 districts will have direct access to motorable road. The road is also predicted to become a trading route between Nepal, India and China. The route passes though Midhills and Himalayan mountains. Main locality includes Palpa, Syangja, Parbat, Baglung and Muktinath. The road is being constructed by multiple contractors, including Nepal Army’s Road Construction Division. The project was started on 3 December 2018 and scheduled for completion by December, 2021. The highway NH48 ends and meets Siddhartha Highway, NH47 at Tansen, Nepal, Tansen and the NH47 further goes to Indo-Nepal border to Siddharthanagar, Belahiya. See also *List of roads in Nep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koshi Highway
Koshi Highway ( ne, कोशी राजमार्ग) or H08 is a 390 km long planned highway located in Province No. 1 of Nepal. It is north-south highway which is understood to be shortest highway which connects India to China across the Himalayan mountains in Nepal. Rani at Biratnagar is starting point of the road which is connected to Jogbani in India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ... and Kimathanka is the end point of the Koshi Highway, which is connected to Chinese town Chentang. Almost all track has been open on this corridor, only 14 km of track was remaining to open in 2021. The work was awarded to Nepal Army to open the remaining track though most of the portion of the road is not blacktopped yet. It is one of the major highways of Nepal. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
