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KATHMANDU: In winter, it usually rains an average of 65 mm, but this year only 12 mm of rain fell. Not only in winter, but it also rained heavily all at once in monsoon. According
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KATHMANDU: Nepali society, which has experienced 1 decade long (2063-73) painful experience of load shedding not only in winter, but also in rainy season, has now come to a state of frustration even when electricity
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KATHMANDU: The length of the road network has reached 64,617 km with 32,388 km at the local level, shows the Nepal government’s data. Shyam Mani Kafle, senior divisional engineer at the Department of Local Infrastructure,
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KATHMANDU: The government’s decision to shut down several crusher industries has brought the construction activities in various infrastructure projects to a grinding halt. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) abruptly ordered the crusher industries to shut
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KATHMANDU: Though seven studies have been carried out over the last 11 years to identify ways to properly manage public transport in Kathmandu valley, none of the recommendations of the study reports have been implemented
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KATHMANDU: The problem regarding infrastructure projects not being completed on time is always a hot topic that has been debated for a long time, from small meetings to large conferences. This is also the issue
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KATHMANDU: The 60 MW Khimti-1 and 45 MW Mathillo Bhotekoshi hydropower projects built in the 1990s are pioneering examples of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in project development. The latest example is the country's largest 900
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KATHMANDU: The Sinja River bridge connecting Kalikot with Jumla in Karnali province is found to be technically defective. The Department of Roads (DoR) was forced to warn the public saying “it is risky to use
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After centuries of backwardness, Nepal is in the process of making a significant stride in the economic transformation, transiting from an underdeveloped country to a developing country. To achieve this upgraded position, three indicators related
