KATHMANDU – Chairperson of the CPN (Maoist Centre), Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, has said giving a message of development and prosperity is his determination.
Laying the foundation stone for the underground and strengthening of electricity distribution system in Bharatpur which is being launched by the Nepal Electricity Authority here today, Chairperson Dahal viewed he was confident that there would be continuous support of the people to his determination.
“Education, health, employment and security are the people’s aspiration”, he said. The CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairperson further opined that laying underground the electric cables would increase safety of the people and add beauty to the town.
Similarly, Mayor of Bharatpur Metropolitan City, Renu Dahal, urged the contractors to complete the task on time, saying the work had started in coordination of metropolitan city’s initiatives.
Likewise, Chief Executive Director of the Nepal Electricity Authority, Kulman Ghising, stressed the need of carrying out works smoothly in order to complete the projects within two years.
He further said the NEA had been selling power worth Rs 100 million to Rs 120 million every day, securing the profit of Rs 16 billion. The undergrounding of electric cables is going to be done at six-lane road from Pulchowk to Godrang in the first phase.
All cables of Bharatpur Bypass road and Pulchowk to Central Bus Terminal of the six-lane road would be undergrounded. The NEA has forwarded the project with the support of Asian Development Bank.
