Parasi, October 30
People living in the areas affected by the New Butwal-Gorakhpur 400 KV Inter-country Transmission Line Extension Project have called for adopting alternative ways while constructing the project.
The locals have also started a protest citing hundreds of acres of their farmland, belonging to more than 300 farmers, would be damaged in course of the extension of the power transmission line from their area. The people of Ramgram municipality-17 and Palhinandan rural municipality’s ward number 1, 2 and 3 have taken to the street against the project.
They have suggested the project office to construct the high-tension line on an alternative route such as the Jharahi and Bhaluhi rivulet corridor for the extension of the high-tension power transmission line. They argue that using this alternative will reduce 80 percent of the damage to their farmland.
The farmers have also complained that the compensation that has been proposed for their land is inadequate. They have demanded cent percent compensation as per the current price of land.
As per the agreement reached between the two governments, the 400-KV transmission line is being constructed under the funding of the US government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation. Nepal and India are equally sharing the total cost of the project that is expected to be completed within three years.
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