It has been found that the set goals of national pride projects and transformational plans have not been met, and the basis and criteria for project classification have not been fully implemented.
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The Office of the Auditor General has raised questions over the non-implementation of the annual policies and programs and programs included in the budget of the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation.
According to the 63rd annual report of the Office of the Auditor General, the reservoir-based projects that were supposed to be taken forward to address the electricity demand in the dry season have not been taken forward. The construction of the Budhigandaki Hydropower Project with a capacity of 1,200 MW, Dudhkoshi with a capacity of 770 MW, Nalsinghgad with a capacity of 417 MW, and Naumure Multi-Purpose Hydropower Project with a capacity of 280 MW has not been started every year.
The construction of the 77.5 MW Ghunsa and 70.3 MW Simbuwa projects, which were supposed to be taken forward with the investment of people who have gone for foreign employment, has been included in the policies and programs and budget.
The Budhigandaki Hydropower Project has not been started due to lack of budget, the report of the Auditor General's Office has included. It has been found that the investment format of the Dudhkoshi Hydropower Project has not been finalized, and the pre-procurement work of the Nalsinghgad, Simbuwa and Naumure Hydropower Projects has not been completed, so the construction has not been started.
It has been found that the targets set for the National Pride and Transformational Plans have not been met, and the basis and criteria for the classification of the projects have not been fully implemented.
Similarly, the audit has shown that the Babai Bhada Aurahi River Management Project has not recovered Rs 24.74 million including compensation, which was decided to be recovered from the construction contractor after terminating the contract. 66 construction works under 13 bodies under the ministry worth Rs 1.33 billion 5.3 million have been completed and remain incomplete.
The Auditor General's Office report states that although the goal was to start construction of a branch canal under the Lamki main canal of the Ranijamara Kulariya Irrigation Project and to advance the expansion of the branch canal including Tribhuvan Basti, the third phase of the Mahakali Irrigation Project, the construction work has not started due to failure to obtain source consent.
The Sunkoshi Marine Diversion Multipurpose Project, which aims to provide reliable irrigation facilities to 122,000 hectares of land in five districts of the Central Terai, has not been able to proceed with the construction of headboxes, power houses and other structures.
