Nepal Rastriya Dainik
May 20, 2024 ,
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India rejects Nepal’s proposal to build cross-border electricity transmission line

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An official of the Electricity Authority has said that India does not want to involve Nepal in the construction of two new international transmission lines.

As Nepal has proposed to construct 400 kV Inaruwa (Duhabi-Purnia, Bihar) and 400 kV New Lamki (Dodhara-Bareli, Uttar Pradesh) cross-border lines through joint investment between the two countries, Indian side has proposed to construct the Indian section by India itself and Nepal’s section by Nepal itself. The head of the Broadcasting Directorate of the Electricity Authority, Dirghayu kumar Shrestha said.

In the 11th meeting of the Joint Secretary-level Joint Working Group (JWG) and Joint Secretary-level Steering Committee (JSC), the discussions held by both sides ended without any concrete conclusion. It has been agreed between the two countries to complete the construction of Duhavi-Purnia by 2027-2028 and Dodhara-Bareli power lines by 2028-2029.

Authority officials said that it was not immediately clear why the Indian side did not want to jointly build the project.

400 KV Butwal-Gorakhpur transmission line has been established in collaboration with the Authority and the Indian Power Grid Corporation of India to construct the Indian section.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the 400 KV inter-country power line during their visit to Delhi.

The two countries have agreed to build a 120-km power line by March 2025, but authority officials say it will be challenging to complete the task within the deadline. The Nepal section of this line, which is about 20 kilometers long, will be invested by Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Nepal Compact.

Nepal also proposed the same modality for the construction of two other transmission lines.

After the Indian side rejected the proposal, Nepal informed the Indian side that it will not unilaterally book the capacity of this transmission line for 25 years as in the case of Butwal-Gorakhpur transmission line.

Capacity booking forces Nepal to pay the minimum fee even if there is no power flow on the transmission line. “We proposed to the Indian side to pay the wheeling charge based on the power flow only if they do not adopt the Butwal-Gorakhpur power line modality,” said Shrestha.

Nepal had agreed to book capacity on the Butwal-Gorakhpur transmission line as it needed this cross-border line to sell more electricity to its southern neighbour.

“Despite bearing certain financial burden due to capacity booking, in the case of Butwal-Gorakhpur transmission line, the profit of the joint venture will also be shared with the Authority as a partner”, said Shrestha.

Necessity of Political consensus to resolve border dispute with India : Foreign Minister Saud

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Kathmandu – Foreign Minister NP Saud has said that the border issue between Nepal and India should be resolved on the basis of political consensus.

Speaking at a program organized in Kathmandu on the occasion of India’s 75th Republic Day on Monday, he said that the administrative mechanism created to solve the border problem should find a political solution after technical work.

“When solving the border problem, there should be consensus politically, we also have a mechanism administratively. That mechanism should be active. After it is active, both the neighbors should solve this problem diplomatically, based on the facts. This matter has already started between the two countries, he said.

During the visit of Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar to Nepal, the representatives of both countries promised to solve the border problem through dialogue and discussion, Foreign Minister Saud said.

The Nepal-India border to be closed 72 hours prior to election

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In view of the election to be held on November 20, the Nepal-India border crossing will be closed for 72 hours during the election to strengthen the security system.

In the joint meeting of Nepal-India, the discussion between the heads of the security agencies and the officials agreed to increase the security surveillance in their respective areas to prevent any kind of criminal activities at the border crossings and to close the border crossings 72 hours before the elections.

Also, the meeting agreed to control smuggling, stolen export and other criminal activities at the border.

Help desk at the southern border of Nepal-India border

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Nepal-India security officials have agreed to operate a passenger assistance service (help desk) to prevent looting and ill-treatment of common people in the southern border area. Nepalese Armed Police Force (APF) and the Indian Armed Forces (SSB) will operate a help desk at the international entry/departure point with a single representative and a joint representative as per the requirement in the border.

Earlier in the meeting held between Inspector General of Armed Police Force Raju Aryal and Chief of Indian Armed Forces Sujoy Lal Thausen and representatives of Home and Foreign Ministries of both countries have agreed to operate the help desk at the international border crossing and required arrangements will be made for the safety and security.

In view of Dasain, Tihar and the upcoming elections, the border security agencies of both countries will operate a help desk to make the border security orderly and secure. In the meeting held between the officials of both the countries,issues of traffic management through international border crossings, prevention of cross-border crime, control of terrorism, joint security patrol in Dasgaja, and control of illegal infiltration by citizens of third countries were discussed.

Nine boundary pillars have been washed away by the river in Kailali

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Nine border posts established on the Nepal-India border in Kailali district have been washed away by the river.

The Karnali and Mohana rivers have washed away two main and seven small boundary pillars. Dhan Bahadur Singh, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Armed Police Force, Kailali, said that nine of the 283 border posts maintained by the Armed Police Force this year have been washed away.

Out of 283 border posts, 184 are in a safe condition, 20 need to be repaired, three are in need of reconstruction and 32 are missing and 35 are submerged in water, he said.

Chief District Officer of Kailali, Kiran Thapa, has said that the pillars on the Nepal-India border have been washed away and the reconstruction and repair work will be done as per the decision of the joint mechanism.

In the 101 km long border of Kailali district, 18 border posts of the Armed Police Force have been providing border security as well as inspection, monitoring and security of border posts.