Gorkha, April 15: Compensation has been determined for the locals of the Budhigandaki hydropower project-affected areas.
A gathering of people’s representatives of Chumanubri rural municipality, representatives of promoter company- Sahas Urja, and locals determined the compensation amount.
Managing Director of Sahas Urja, Him Pathak, said a compensation of Rs 300,000 per ana of land has been determined for the land located at Salleri of ward no 3, the dam construction site.
Similarly, a compensation of Rs 400,000 per ana has been fixed for those with land less than four anas, and of Rs 150,000 per ana has been determined for land outside the settlement.
Pathak added that compensation of around 80 ropanis should be distributed. The gathering, however, did not evaluate the compensation for houses The compensation of the houses would be determined based on the report prepared by the technicians of the rural municipality.
Twenty-six households at Chumanubri rural municipality would be displaced from the project. Chairperson of the rural municipality, Nima Lama, mentioned that discussion was underway regarding rehabilitation of those to be displaced from the project.
The 341-MW project is the largest project being constructed from private sector. The power produced from the project would be connected to national grid through Ratamate sub-station of Nuwakot. The total cost of the project is Rs 70 billion. #nepal #hydropower #rss
