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Sunkosi-Marin diversion 'break through' within a month
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The tunnel digging work under Sunkoshi-Marin diversion is going to be 'break through' within a month. Out of 13.3 km, 12.517 km of tunnel construction work was completed by Saturday morning, so the break through will be done within a month.
It comes to more than 90 percent . Now 783 meters of tunnel are left to be dug . Under the project of national pride, Sunkosi-Marin Diversion, the tunnel work is from Kusumtar of Kamalamai-2 to Kandhungri of Sunkosi rural municipality-7. After reaching Kandhungri, Sunkoshi River is found.
2079 The work of digging the tunnel was started from 28th October . By damming the river, Sunkosi's water reservoir is aimed at producing irrigation and electricity in five districts of Khasali Madhes province. According to Mitra Baral, the head of the project, the target of 22 months has been taken to dig the tunnel, and if it goes at this pace, it will be completed 6 months earlier. The project has a record of digging a tunnel up to 72 meters in one day. Power, Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Shakti Basnet inspected the tunnel digging work that is about to break through on Saturday and said that since it is a priority project of the government, the break through will be done within a month and the construction of Sunkosi Dam will also speed up.
The Chinese company China Overseas Engineering (KOVEC) which got the contract for the construction of the tunnel At present, tunnel boring machine is used for 35 meters to 40 meters per day. China Overseas Company Kovek got 10 billion 568 million 37 thousand only to dig the tunnel. 15 billion 59 million 40 million rupees tunnel construction Kovek took the contract with a decrease of 36 percent .
Raman-Patel JV has reduced 32 percent to 12 billion rupees contract worth 17.75 billion rupees for construction of Sunkosi Dam. According to the project, a dam of 30 meters height and 158 meters length will be constructed on the Sunkosi River in Khurkot and 67 cusecs of water per second will be pumped through a tunnel to Marinkhola in Kamalamai Municipality-2 Kusumtar . There, 31.07 megawatts of electricity will be produced by pouring water from 66 meters of heated water. The main objective of the project is to provide irrigation facilities in Bara, Rautahat, Sarlahi, Mahottari and Dhanusha districts along with electricity generation. The total cost of the project is 49.42 billion rupees.
