Kathmandu: The Infrastructure Development Committee under the House of Representatives (HoR) has concluded that the progress of the national pride Sunkoshi Marin Diversion Project is not satisfactory.
According to National News Agency Nepal, today’s meeting of the Committee decided to conduct a comprehensive study of the project’s documents as its progress details have not met expectations. Committee President, Deepak Bahadur Singh, stated that the meeting resolved to hold further discussions related to the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation. He noted, “Project progress has appeared to be only one percent. Reasons behind the dismal progress were discussed in the meeting,” and added that they will seek further information from the line minister and request additional documents related to the project.
The meeting also directed the government to expedite the appointment of project chiefs for national pride projects. It was revealed that the project chief for the Sunkoshi Marin Diversion Project had not been appointed for nine months. The Raman Construction JV Petal Company is the contractor for the project.