INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli today inaugurated the underground power cables installation project in Kathmandu valley.
At
the inauguration programme, Prime Minister Oli said, the installation of underground electricity, telephone and internet cables would make
the city look neat, adding that stray wires would be removed
He further claimed that a new chapter of development had begun and that the project would be expanded to other cities as well.
The project
is being carried out at the direction of Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation and under the initiation of Nepal Electricity
Authority.
Under the first phase, the underground installation will be carried out in Maharajgunj and Ratnapark areas, from where the
project will gradually expand.
Haphazard placement of electricity and other cables has not just given the valley a mismanaged appearance but
has also compromised the safety of its residents
The government initiative of placing wires underground would undoubtedly address these issues.
However, with the beginning of the project,
it can also be expected that the roads would be dug again, creating more dust, potholes, and hurdles in public movement
Had such development works taken place with prior planning and consideration, public would have to face less disadvantages.
FILE & Tangled
cables seen at a utility pole in Anamnagar, Kathmandu
Photo: Shuvam Dhungana
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