The Supreme Court (SC) in the past 10 days issued two significant verdicts in regard to a related issue, paving the way for clearing hurdles for years in the completion of a transmission line.
The Supreme Court on June 26 and on July 5 gave its verdicts on the issue concerning the development of Hetauda-Bardaghat transmission line.
The apex court’s decisions have allowed the construction of two towers under the transmission line which is considered important in terms of supplying power generated in the east to the west. A division bench comprising judges Ishwor Prasad Khatiwada and Prakash Kumar Dhungana decided to clear legal hurdles in the construction of the towers.
Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) executive director Kulman Ghishing said the construction of a tower in each transmission line is like a project at present.”The tower construction remains stalled when all other works are complete.”
According to Ghising, power production is high in the areas surrounding Kathmandu and the eastern region. But the lack of proportional distribution of power supplies has its implications for the consumers of western parts. At the moment when the NEA is feeling pride in the news report that Nepal is supplying 364 megawatts of electricity to India, people in the western region are untouched by the news story.
After the verdict, it has become easier to install two towers at Dumkibas of Nawalparasi. Western Nepal had not been able to get qualitative electricity for being failure to take electricity from east to west due to the lack of construction of two towers at the place.
