Nepal

Arun-produced power would enable Nepal’s economy : Finance Minister Sharma

KathmanduPati November 03, 2021

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KATHMANDU – Finance Minister Janardan Sharma has said the electricity produced from the Arun River of Sankhuwasabha would enable Nepal’s economy. At a programme organized at Manakamana Raatna Ambika Secondary School based in Khandbari municipality-9, Tumlingtar on Tuesday, Minster Sharma claimed that the power generated from the Arun River would also help reduce the trade deficit of Nepal.

On the occasion, he shared that the Nepal government is constructing the Upper Arun, Kimathanka on its investment so as to strengthen Nepal’s national economy. “The government is making investments in different projects, including Arun hydro power”. He made the commitment to spur government investment in Sankhuwasabha as a potential area for resource generation to decrease the trade deficit.

Minister Sharma further said that efforts are being made to advance the construction of hydropower projects in Arun through government company.