PM takes up power purchase issue with Indian envoy

Indian ambassador to Nepal Rakesh Sood met Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal at the latter's Baluwatar residence Thursday morning.

The meeting dwelled mainly on the procedures involving the purchase of electricity from India to mitigate the existing power crisis here.

Earlier, media reports had said India's Power Trading Corporation (PTC) had agreed to sell 500 MW electricity to Nepal and that the Nepal government was positive about the price structure proposed by India.

According to PM's press advisor Om Sharma, the Indian envoy urged cooperation from the Nepal government for maintaining security along the border in view of the upcoming general elections in India. PM Dahal assured him of necessary cooperation for border security.

Similarly, army integration and constitution-drafting process also figured during the meeting, Sharma informed. nepalnews.com Mar 26 09