Obstructed by local people to install electric pole, 12 policemen under control

Baishak 10, 2082

Hariram Upreti

Obstructed by local people to install electric pole, 12 policemen under control

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During the expansion of Ghyampeshal-Gorkha 33 KV power line, locals have obstructed the burying of electric poles in Khallubote located in Gorkha Municipality-6.

On Wednesday, Diwaso police arrested 12 locals who obstructed the burying of electricity poles. Due to local obstacles, over the years  The project was not completed. "The work has been stopped for years, we sent the police yesterday when there was an obstruction from the locals, and there was a discussion in the evening," said SP Vasu Pathak, head of District Police Office Gorkha, "today we have arrested 12 people after creating an obstruction again." According to the standard of 068, the road will be widened by 8 meters, said local Bel Bahadur Basnet. "Our land is in Awadi, so you pay taxes accordingly," he said, "We don't mean that we don't give to the high-tension line. After saying an 8-meter road on paper, we asked them to leave 4 and a half meters from the center and bury the pole. They started to bury the pole next to the 6-meter open road," he said. 

He said that they were not heard even when they asked to take the road in a lower area than the current road as an alternative place. He complained that they were arrested by the police. Locals said that nothing has been said about compensation.

Distribution System Strengthening and Expansion Project, Nepal Electricity Authority Matatirtha Kathmandu started work from July 16, 2016 for the extension of 33 KV lines from Gorkha Municipality-6 to Bhimsen Thapa Rural Municipality-1 Masel. Although the construction of substation in Hyampeshal has been completed  Due to the lack of extension of the distribution line, the project has stalled. 

Out of 22 kilometers from Gorkha substation to the newly constructed substation of Gyampeshal, the locals were obstructing the burying of the pole in two and a half kilometers of Gorkha municipality-6 and 8 areas. Chiz Bahadur Gurung, Head of Electricity Authority Gorkha Distribution Center, said that due to the dispute, about 50 poles could not be buried. "It is a project run by the center, we also talked to the municipality about the right of way, it has been discussed many times that we will work within the standards," he said. He said that with the completion of

project, electricity distribution will be improved to Bhimsen Thapa, Barpak Sulikot, Arughat, Dharche Rural Municipality. "After distribution from Ghampeshal substation, the problem of getting electricity will be reduced," he said. 

The construction of the project has started at a cost of 150 million. A to Jet Infra Engineering/Tripureshwar Jayarde (Savcontact) has been entrusted with the construction of the project.

Hariram

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