The Public Accounts Committee of the House of Representatives reversed its own decision to stop the controversial contract process of the 106 MW Jagdulla Hydropower Project.

Earlier, the committee had directed on May 23 not to proceed with the contract without being clear about the complaints that some manufacturing companies were included in the tender by joining with Jagdulla Hydropower Company. Since then, the project promoter Jagdulla Company had stopped the contract process. The committee meeting held on July 7 gave instructions to proceed with the process. Energy Secretary Suresh Acharya, Public Procurement Monitoring Office Secretary Mukunda Prasad Niraula and Chief Executive Officer of Jagdulla Company Sanjay Sapkota were called to the

committee on Wednesday. Company's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sapkota said that after discussion in the same committee, instructions were given to proceed with the contract process of Jagdulla. According to the instructions of the Audit Committee, the contract process, which was stopped for two months, will now proceed. 

Public Accounts Committee Chairman Rishikesh Pokharel said that as the matter is under consideration in the Supreme Court, it was concluded that there is no need for further discussion in the parliamentary committee. "Decisions on matters raised by MPs in the parliamentary committee will be taken forward by the chairman," he said, "since the matter is pending in the Supreme Court, it was concluded that there is no need to discuss this matter further in the committee."

National Independent Party's Manish Jha, Asim Shah, Hari Dhakal and 

Independent MP Amersh Kumar Singh has a different opinion. They said that due to serious questions raised in the decisions of the committee, different opinions and opinions were given with attention. 

'Serious questions have been raised regarding the bidding and process related to the construction of Jagdulla Hydropower, the submission of fake documents in the decision of the evaluation committee, and the manipulation of the process with wrong intentions. What is the truth about the involvement of the chief executive officer of Jagdulla Hydropower along with the officials of the evaluation committee and other officials involved in this matter? It is mentioned in the dissenting opinion that it needs to be studied and investigated by the MPs.

"As corruption and irregularities will occur if the construction process is carried forward without investigation, the responsible agencies, the Authority Abuse Investigation Commission, the Central Bureau of Investigation, the Public Procurement Monitoring Office, and the Chinese Embassy through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will be instructed to investigate and submit the matter to the Public Accounts Committee within 15 days," the MPs said in a different opinion. Irregularities in projects of national importance  Lappa Sherpa of Dolpa filed a complaint in the Audit Committee saying

. Investigation of abuse of authority in the complaint filed by Sino Hydro regarding the contract of the Jagdulla hydropower project to be built in Dolpa  The

commission and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CIB) are also investigating. Rest of page 8

The Patan High Court has refused to grant an interim order on the writ of Siu Infrastructure and High Himalaya Hydro Construction JV. A group including advocate Santosh Acharya has filed a writ against the Jagdulla Hydropower contract on 22nd June 2082, making Jagdulla Hydropower Company, ANK Construction Company, Jiangxi Construction Engineering Group Corporation, Ministry of Energy and Public Procurement Monitoring Office as opponents. In the said writ, the joint bench of Justice Nahkul Subedi and Sunil Kumar Pokharel has refused to grant an interim order on June 1, 2082.

2081 On June 13, Jagdulla Hydropower Company Limited has issued a letter of intent calling for Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) under Civil and Hydro Mechanical. The company has already issued a letter of intent stating that Jiangxi Construction Engineering (Group) Corporation (China) and ANK Construction Nepal JV, which has agreed to 12 billion 15 million rupees tax-free in the financial proposal, are eligible. Sino Hydro paid 15.7 billion rupees including value added tax (VAT) and Jiangxi and ANK 13.73 billion rupees. The difference between these two companies is only 1 billion 34 million rupees.

Jagdulla Hydropower Company issued a notice to open financial proposals on May 9, 2082, stating that Jiangxi and ANK JV and Sino Hydro were eligible. Jiangxi and ANK JV will get the contract after accepting the lowest price from the financial proposal opened on 24 Baisakh, 2081. The company called the contract process for the project again on January 6. Applications were made by Sino Hydro, Siu Infrastructure and High Himalaya Hydro Construction JV, Jiangxi and ANK JV, Fewa Construction and Twomg Insat Medinclack JV.