The Thadokoshi Hydropower Project based at Chaurikharka-3 in Solukhumbu, the mountainous district of eastern Nepal, has been completed. The total cost of the project is Rs.

Locals of Banku village development committee (VDC) in the district have faced acute shortage of drinking water even after the completion of Banku Drinking Water Project, locals complained.

The children losing life due to malnutrition in Gundel VDC of Solukhumbu district was down by 83 per cent in the last three years.