Transmission line to be extended from Kailali beyond Birendranagar

JAJARKOT: The areas that do not have access to electricity in Jajarkot district will be illuminated soon. The extension of 33kV transmission line has already made a headway to be extended from Kailali to areas beyond Birendranagar, the provincial capital of Karnali Province. Places such as Panchapuri Municipality, Barahatal Rural Municipality and Chaukune Rural Municipality are still not connected by the national transmission line. Locals in these areas have been availing electricity from local micro hydropower projects. The sub-station installed to connect the district with the national transmission line remains to be materialised owing to various reasons, one among them is taking the power line through the community forest. Works related to the extension of transmission were stopped for a while as trees in the community forest have to be felled during extension. Now, the transmission line-related project will be taken forward very soon, according to the Nepal Electricity Authority's Karnali Provincial Office. Provincial Office chief Shambhu Kusiyat Yadav shared that they have already obtained permission for taking forward the stagnant project. The electricity brought from Kohalpur could not support the load of other districts including Surkhet. Hence, electricity will be extended to places in Jajarkot from Kailali. The extension line will be brought to Birendranagar via Chisapani-Solta-Babiyachaur-Baddichaur-Bangesimal route. By RSS READ ALSO:

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