Hitendra Dev Shakya, Executive Director of Nepal Electricity Authority, made this statement while inspecting the Kolpur, Surkhet, and Dailekh 132 kV transmission line projects during an inspection visit to Karnali.
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Nepal Electricity Authority Executive Director Hitendra Dev Shakya has said that with the operation of the 132 kV transmission line, industrialization of Karnali will begin and Karnali will move forward at a faster pace of development. He said this while inspecting the Kolpur, Surkhet, and Dailekh 132 kV transmission line projects during his inspection tour of Karnali.
The 132 kV transmission line is about to come into operation for the first time in Karnali. ‘If we are to prove how far Karnali is behind rather than by words, look, the 132 kV transmission line has not come yet,’ he said, ‘What greater proof can there be? The 132 kV transmission line in the entire Karnali will now come into operation within a maximum of 15 days.’
He also instructed to bring the transmission line under charge within 15 days at the latest. ‘After that, I am hopeful that the industries here will spend the most on industries next year,’ he said, ‘I am also confident that when I come here again next year to honor them, big industries will start in Karnali and an environment will be created to honor those industrial customers.’
He also mentioned that he has been coming to Karnali continuously since 2066 BS and that he remembered those old days while landing at Surkhet Airport.
Shakya also directed to make necessary preparations for the use of a charging station on the land acquired by the NEA near the under-construction automatic substation in Surkhet, near the tower next to the main highway, to facilitate the use of electric vehicles on the highway.
Project chief Ravi Kumar Chaudhary also said that the work on the Kolpur-Surkhet section is in the final stage and promised to successfully charge this line within the next 15 days as per Shakya's instructions. 'The work on the second section, Surkhet-Dailekh section, is also progressing at a rapid pace,' Chaudhary said, 'We will reach Dailekh within the next year. The NEA's executive director has come and instructed us to complete it as soon as possible. We will speed up the work accordingly.'
Chaudhary said that the sub-station built at a cost of about Rs 750 million is ready and two spans of the transmission line built at a cost of about Rs 650 million are yet to be tested by pulling wires.
Shakya also held discussions with the heads of all 10 power stations in Karnali Province, focusing on their progress reports, problems there and solutions. He also suggested that while conveying his complaints and problems, they should identify the problems in writing and come up with a plan to find solutions.
In the same order, Gunangdong United Rama JV Crusher, Surkhet, Khalanga Sitalparty Drinking Water Consumers, Salyan, Shubhaghat Urban Drinking Water, Surkhet, Vijayashree Chaurjahari Sukha Drinking Water and Sanitation, Rukum Paschim, Khalanga Sitalparty Drinking Water and Consumers Salyan, Birendranagar Industrial Area Surkhet, Shankhamul Rural Electricity Luham Bazaar, Salyan, Karnali Institute of Health Sciences, Jumla, Siddhartha Sunny Resort Surkhet and Shubhaghat Government Drinking Water, Surkhet have been honored.
