The Budhi Gandaki Hydroelectric Project Development Committee has
identified the extent of the area that will be inundated by the
reservoir of the planned 1,200 MW project and the place where the people
living there will be relocated. The project is expected to displace
45,000 people. The Survey Office and Land Revenue Offices in Dhading and
Gorkha have been working to mark the places that will be affected by
the power plant as per the directive of the Ministry of Land Reform and
Management.
Budhi Gandaki Hydro power Project is a storage type project located in
Central/ western development region on the Budhi Gandaki river of Nepal.
This project was identified during the Gandaki Basin Study in late
70's. In 1984, a prefeasibility study of the project was prepared. The
ongoing feasibility study of the project has recommended 1200 MW
capacity plant with FSL 540 masl. Location and Access: The project lies
in Gorkha and Dhading districts in Western/ Central Development region
of Nepal. The project site is accessible through Benighat (At about a
distance of 80 km from Kathmandu) on Prithvi Highway (Kathmandu -
Pokhara). From Benighat, a motorable composite bridge can be used to
cross the Trishuli River and access the Dam and Powerhouse site both of
which are at a distance of about 1.5 km from the road head. - Video
direction by : Sandesh Ghimire
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