Good news for those who want to see plastic-free Pokhara.

The National Planning Commission

The rehabilitation and upgradation of the Nuwakot-based 15-MW Devighat Hydro Electricity Project was completed on Thursday.

Three persons died and more than 50 others were taken ill due to an outbreak of diarrhoea in Galdha VDC in Palpa district in the past two days.

Rajendra KC is living in fear ever since a landslide occurred at Kaire village in Kavre's Kushadevi VDC three days ago.

The landslide has blocked the flow of Roshikhola river and the water level has increased. KC is worried that the river may rise and flood his settlement any time soon.

Like KC, residents of Kushadevi and Bhumidanda VDCs along the river are at risk of flood.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has expressed concern over the delay in tunnel construction for the Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP).

Marking a step towards achieving the national goal of universal access to safe drinking water and sanitation by 2017, Kaski in the Western Development Region will be formally declared the first open defecation free (ODF) district in the country on Friday.

The World Bank (WB) has approved a $99 million package for the Nepal-India Electricity Transmission and Trade Project (NIETTP) to help Nepal mitigate the ongoing energy crisis.

The project will provide Nepal at least 100 MW of additional electricity to supplement its current electricity generation capacity of 698 MW and help minimise power outages.