800 kilowatts of electricity will also be produced as a co-product of the processing center.
What you should know
A processing center with a daily capacity of 15 million liters is under construction to clean the Tukucha River, which flows through the central part of Kathmandu, and mix it with the Bagmati River.
A treatment center is being constructed on 2.53 hectares of land on the banks of the Bagmati River at Tripureshwor in Kathmandu and Kupandol in Lalitpur. Tukucha will be sent to the treatment center, the water will be processed, and the clean water will be discharged into the Bagmati River. 800 kilowatts of electricity will also be generated as a co-product of the treatment center.
Currently, the physical structure of the sewage treatment center is being constructed on the Tripureshwor side. Due to obstacles from the locals, the construction of the structures on the Lalitpur side has not yet begun. Only the structures for generating electricity will remain on the Lalitpur side. The main sewage treatment structure is under construction on the Tripureshwor side. The overall physical and financial progress of the construction is 20 percent.
Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Physical Infrastructure and Transport and Urban Development Kulman Ghising inspected the under-construction processing center on Saturday and took stock of the construction progress. Minister Ghising had discussed with the project management, consultants and construction entrepreneurs involved in the construction the construction completion schedule, problems being faced, policy decisions to be taken to resolve them, etc.
He also directed to proceed with the construction work accordingly as it is currently possible to work from all parts of the construction site. Stating that it took about two years to remove the trees at the construction site and there were obstacles from the locals towards Lalitpur, Minister Ghising said that the construction should now be accelerated.
He mentioned that the government is working to clean the Bagmati River by giving high priority to the management of its tributaries and river banks.
The cost of the processing center being built with a concessional loan received through the Bagmati River Basin Strengthening Project of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is Rs 3.18 billion. A contract agreement was signed for the construction of the center in Jestha 2079. The deadline has been extended to November 2083.
