Tuesday, May 15, 2018

India provides Rs 180.74m for river training works

Indian ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri today handed over a cheque of Rs 180.74 million to secretary at the Ministry of Energy, Irrigation and Water Resources Sanjay Sharma for river training and construction of embankments.
The amount handed over for river training – in the presence of energy minister Barsha Man Pun – and construction of embankments along Lalbakeya, Bagmati and Kamla rivers in the plains, according to a press release issued by the Embassy of India in Kathmandu, today.
The river training and embankment works in the Lalbakeya, Bagmati and Kamla rivers aimed at flood control and water resources management, which will benefit millions of people inhabiting in the watershed of these rivers in India and Nepal, it reads, adding that the government of India has so far given 13 installments since 2008 to Nepal for the river training and embankment works totaling to over Rs 4.68 billion.
India remains committed to continue working closely with Nepal for further cooperation in the field of river training, flood control and water resources management in these and other rivers, the press release adds.

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