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Construction of transmission line to connect Bheri-Babai electricity

Surkhet. A 132-KV transmission line is to be constructed to connect electricity generated from the Bheri-Babai Diversion Multipurpose Project, a national pride project, to the national grid.

The electricity generated from the project will be connected to the 132 kV Kohalpur-Surkhet transmission line to be built by Nepal Electricity Authority.TAG_OPEN_div_34 For this, 1.7 kilometer 132 KV transmission line will be constructed.

The project aims to generate 46.TAG_OPEN_div_32 8 megawatts of electricity, diverting the water from the Bheri River to the Babai River for irrigation facility.

The proposed transmission line will have nine towers.TAG_OPEN_div_30 Of them, three will be located in the buffer zone of the Bardiya National Park while the remaining six will be located in the buffer zone of the national park.

TAG_OPEN_div_28 The transmission line will have a jurisdiction of 18 meters. The transmission line will affect Bheriganga Municipality-5 and Bardiya National Park in Surkhet district. The project has urged the government to provide necessary suggestions as it is preparing the environmental impact assessment report.

Bheri-Babai progress 70%

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The project aims to irrigate around 51,000 hectares of land in Banke and Bardiya throughout the year by diverting water from the Bheri River to the Babai River through a 12-kilometer-long tunnel.TAG_OPEN_div_24

So far, the project has achieved 70 per cent physical progress and 57 per cent financial progress.TAG_OPEN_div_22 Hari Bahadur Thapa, information officer of the project, said that it will take three more years to complete the remaining works.

Minister for TAG_OPEN_div_20 Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Biraj Bhakta Shrestha inspected the project site a few days ago. He directed to expedite the construction process.

The tunnel construction of the project has been completed. Civil construction, hydro mechanical and electro-mechanical works are underway. The process of obtaining approval for environmental impact assessment of the transmission line construction has begun.

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