PAC consults with experts on West Seti hydel
Friday, 04 September 2009 14:40
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Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the legislature parliament consulted with some water resources experts regarding the West Seti Hydro on Friday.

Ratna Sansar Shrestha, Ananda Bahadur Thapa and Deepak Gyawali, who have been speaking against the construction of the project, told the PAC members that the project is not in the interest of the nation.

They said there is danger of inundation of a vast area in Terai because of this reservoir-modeled hydropower that will generate 750-MW electricity.

Speaking at the meeting, Energy Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat, however, assured that the government would do all necessary homework before renewing the license of the project so as to make in favourable for the country.

Some lawmakers also said that the project gives more benefit to India than Nepal and that the government should reconsider renewing the license.

Issues like estimated cost of the project, dam construction and irrigation facility also figured during the meeting.

After the discussion, the committee directed the Ministry of Energy to table the details of cost estimate for the project within a week. The committee plans to hold next meeting along with Natural Resources Committee of the parliament.

PAC had earlier recommended the government not to renew the license of the project, raising objection to some of the provisions of the agreement. nepalnews.com


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S.P BUDHATHOKI  - support to PAC   |213.188.86.xxx |2009-09-05 17:18:04
When we ahve already lost in (TANAKPUR )Mahakali why don't we aware ?why we
always wants to loose.We people are unaware or the Govt is unaware.Is there
anything which comply us to do so.Our minister goes to India to lost our dignity
and sovereignty. Always they comes back as a looser and they start to impliment
what they signed during their visit to India. Then th e country start to loose .
even they can't speak to their counterpart whatever Indian SSB GAUYS are doing
with our people at boarder.
jaidev Kathiwada  - We must have West seti   |70.240.195.xxx |2009-09-04 19:24:11
Ratna Sansar Shrestha, Ananda Bahadur Thapa and Deepak Gyawali - Three stooges
who are out to proclaim once again their knowledge about hydropower sector in
Nepal to the the rest that may be slightly less knowledge theoratically. The
fact remains that this trio has no experience in the intricases involved in
developing a mega project that has involved huge capital investment by private
groups during the thirteen years of insurgency.
This project is fundemental
test to insure FDI in the future. We must not be blinded by the rehtorical view
points of these old wrinkled chaps and collaborately work to insure the success
of this project so that we can generate revenue selling power to where the
demand is.
T Tulachan  - Dam   |194.106.220.xxx |2009-09-04 12:21:12
All political parties, officials and nepalese people have to work for the
benefit of Nepal, Nepali people and its regional areas ranging from short term
to very long term.

That is why the leader of the country is selected a
public.

We should not take any bribe.

We can see very bad consequences at
Mahendra Nagar dam and Bara areas dam.
kc  - We can manage   |71.190.245.xxx |2009-09-04 12:01:22
Good project Nepal should not let this project go out of hands. With new
technologies we can easily manage any kind of inundations.
Pankaj Panjiyar  - Don't let this project go like Arun -III   |122.160.69.xxx |2009-09-04 11:31:48
Let this project set and example of FDI. We all should support this project to
comeup with without compromising on national dignity. Its need of hour to
support any such large scale projects in all sector, not only in power. This
might give reprieve to on going crisis of Nepal.
maheshwor Shrestha  - West Seti   |202.70.82.xxx |2009-09-04 09:45:39
The whole world is looking at West Seti project to figure out wheather Nepal is
now cabale of inviting large projects costing billions of dollors. If West Seti
is operated smoothly, then there will be flood of projects in Nepal giving birth
to many other similar projects that will ultimately help Nepal to lift its
economic status.

However, we are always disturbed by many factors and there
are many people in the country who are against the development. These people are
supportedby so called invironmentalists / NGO / INGO, who afraid that large
projects will cause / hamper the habitants of wild creatures. We have to see how
we make ourselves stand in a better position providing full support to the
nature and the invironment. We do not want to live in this black country
(becuase there is the power curtail by more than 16 hours a day) and the dirty
country (because the infrastructures are very poor that there are dust
everyw...

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