KATHMANDU: The Supreme Court (SC) in the past 10 days issued two significant verdicts in regard to a related issue, paving the way for clearing hurdles for years in the completion of a transmission line.
The SC on June 26 and on July 5 gave its verdicts on the issue concerning the development of Hetauda-Bardaghat transmission line.
The apex court's decisions have allowed the construction of two towers under the transmission line which is considered important in terms of supplying power generated in the east to the west. A division bench comprising judges Ishwor Prasad Khatiwada and Prakash Kumar Dhungana decided to clear legal hurdles in the construction of the towers.
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Nepal Electricity Authority Executive Director Kulman Ghising. Photo: B360Nepal[/caption]
Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) executive director Kulman Ghishing said the construction of a tower in each transmission line is like a project at present."The tower construction remains stalled when all other works are complete."
According to Ghising, power production is high in the areas surrounding Kathmandu and the eastern region. But the lack of proportional distribution of power supplies has its implications for the consumers of western parts. At the moment when the NEA is feeling pride in the news report that Nepal is supplying 364 megawatts of electricity to India, people in the western region are untouched by the news story.
After the verdict, it has become easier to instal two towers at Dumkibas of Nawalparasi. Western Nepal had not been able to get qualitative electricity for being failure to take electricity from east to west due to the lack of construction of two towers at the place.
The locals had been obstructing not allowing to instal the towers at Dumkibas under 220kV Hetauda-Bardaghat transmission line.
After today's verdict, the writ petition has been scrapped and it has become easier for NEA to carry out activities by providing compensation to locals as per the law.
Similarly, the SC on Tuesday scraped the writ petition filed by former Minister Sarita Giri. With this, it has been easier to construct the 400kV Hetauda-Dhalkebar-Inaruwa transmission line project, which was obstructed for a long.
Giri had filed a writ petition on January 30, 2019, demanding to change the route of the transmission line and to stop the ongoing works at Padariya of Lahan Municipality in Siraha. The construction of eight towers was obstructed due to an earlier verdict of the court.
The project started from Hetauda-Inaruwa link which is 288 kilometres long. So, 729 towers should be constructed.
Since the transmission line is a high voltage one, its right of way will be 23 metres to the right and left from the centre.
Much of the problem was seen in using the forest area land and the private land falling under the project.
NEA executive director Ghising has expressed happiness over the apex court's decision to remove the obstacles in the construction of the transmission line. He commented that it will be much easier to carry out work on such projects in the coming days.
"The problem faced by NEA in the construction of transmission lines has been resolved. This has generated confidence that it will help create a convenient environment for us for the long term," he said.
According to him, NEA has provided relief and compensation to the locals as per the law while constructing the projects and it will continue doing so in the future as well without any qualms.
There are obstructions in the construction of most of the transmission lines undertaken by NEA. The possibility of these projects completing in the stipulated time is very less due to the obstructions. This situation has pushed up the project cost and also increased the timeline, which has further compounded the problem. It has affected the national goal as well.
Ghising expressed his belief that the latest two verdicts delivered by SC will make matters easier on other works and projects related to development and construction.
The problem could not be resolved despite efforts from time to time by the NEA leadership to that end.
A total of 244 towers had already been constructed for the Hetauda-Bardaghat 220kV Transmission Line Project. The project could not be completed as only two towers were left to be constructed. The locals had created hindrance in the construction of these two towers demanding to change the route of the transmission line.
The people from the western region of the country had been continuously complaining to NEA as the electricity could not be supplied from east to west. Locals of western Nepal had consistently called the attention of NEA for resolving the problem, expressing their ire at being deprived of quality electrical services in their region.
NEA executive director Ghising has already promised before this that the construction of the transmission line would be finished within one month.
The transmission line presently in operation is of 132 kV capacity which can only transmit a maximum of 90MW power. A large quantity of surplus power was wasted last year due to the lack of a higher capacity transmission line.
Nearly 500MW power can be supplied to western parts from eastern parts of the country after the completion of the double-circuit transmission line with a total of 220kV capacity.
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Nepal Electricity Authority Executive Director Kulman Ghising. Photo: B360Nepal[/caption]
Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) executive director Kulman Ghishing said the construction of a tower in each transmission line is like a project at present."The tower construction remains stalled when all other works are complete."
According to Ghising, power production is high in the areas surrounding Kathmandu and the eastern region. But the lack of proportional distribution of power supplies has its implications for the consumers of western parts. At the moment when the NEA is feeling pride in the news report that Nepal is supplying 364 megawatts of electricity to India, people in the western region are untouched by the news story.
After the verdict, it has become easier to instal two towers at Dumkibas of Nawalparasi. Western Nepal had not been able to get qualitative electricity for being failure to take electricity from east to west due to the lack of construction of two towers at the place.
The locals had been obstructing not allowing to instal the towers at Dumkibas under 220kV Hetauda-Bardaghat transmission line.
After today's verdict, the writ petition has been scrapped and it has become easier for NEA to carry out activities by providing compensation to locals as per the law.
Similarly, the SC on Tuesday scraped the writ petition filed by former Minister Sarita Giri. With this, it has been easier to construct the 400kV Hetauda-Dhalkebar-Inaruwa transmission line project, which was obstructed for a long.
Giri had filed a writ petition on January 30, 2019, demanding to change the route of the transmission line and to stop the ongoing works at Padariya of Lahan Municipality in Siraha. The construction of eight towers was obstructed due to an earlier verdict of the court.
The project started from Hetauda-Inaruwa link which is 288 kilometres long. So, 729 towers should be constructed.
Since the transmission line is a high voltage one, its right of way will be 23 metres to the right and left from the centre.
Much of the problem was seen in using the forest area land and the private land falling under the project.
NEA executive director Ghising has expressed happiness over the apex court's decision to remove the obstacles in the construction of the transmission line. He commented that it will be much easier to carry out work on such projects in the coming days.
"The problem faced by NEA in the construction of transmission lines has been resolved. This has generated confidence that it will help create a convenient environment for us for the long term," he said.
According to him, NEA has provided relief and compensation to the locals as per the law while constructing the projects and it will continue doing so in the future as well without any qualms.
There are obstructions in the construction of most of the transmission lines undertaken by NEA. The possibility of these projects completing in the stipulated time is very less due to the obstructions. This situation has pushed up the project cost and also increased the timeline, which has further compounded the problem. It has affected the national goal as well.
Ghising expressed his belief that the latest two verdicts delivered by SC will make matters easier on other works and projects related to development and construction.
The problem could not be resolved despite efforts from time to time by the NEA leadership to that end.
A total of 244 towers had already been constructed for the Hetauda-Bardaghat 220kV Transmission Line Project. The project could not be completed as only two towers were left to be constructed. The locals had created hindrance in the construction of these two towers demanding to change the route of the transmission line.
The people from the western region of the country had been continuously complaining to NEA as the electricity could not be supplied from east to west. Locals of western Nepal had consistently called the attention of NEA for resolving the problem, expressing their ire at being deprived of quality electrical services in their region.
NEA executive director Ghising has already promised before this that the construction of the transmission line would be finished within one month.
The transmission line presently in operation is of 132 kV capacity which can only transmit a maximum of 90MW power. A large quantity of surplus power was wasted last year due to the lack of a higher capacity transmission line.
Nearly 500MW power can be supplied to western parts from eastern parts of the country after the completion of the double-circuit transmission line with a total of 220kV capacity.
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Published Date: July 6, 2022, 12:00 am
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