Contract agreement will end if Sunkoshi Marin Diversion Project delayed: PM Oli

Janakpur: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that the contract agreement with the contractor will be terminated if the Sunkoshi Marin Diversion Multipurpose Project is delayed.

Laying the foundation stone of 64 road projects of Madhes Province under the One Election Constituency: One Road Project in Janakpurdham on Sunday, the PM urged the development company to complete the Sunkoshi Marin Diversion Multipurpose Project soon, adding that the people in the Madhesh Province can no longer leave their land barren.

Stressing for good governance and development, the PM said dillydallying in the project was even worse than corruption and asked the stakeholders to work speedily for development.

PM Oli viewed that the cost of the project will rise due to dillydallying and the beneficiaries will also suffer, which ultimately hinders the development and prosperity mission. Once completed, the project is likely to provide irrigation facilities to 122,000 hectares of land in Rautahat, Dhanusha, Mahottari, Sarlahi and Bara districts of Madhes Province.

In addition, the project will generate 31.07 megawatts of power. To be built with the investment of Rs 49.42 billion, the project’s head works suffered slight damages in last year’s flooding and landslides.

On the occasion, PM Oli said that the federal government was committed to the development of Madesh Province and urged to prioritise Chure conservation, modernisation in agriculture, health care, education, youth-targeted programmes and other initiatives while maintaining quality in the performance.

The PM called for making efforts for good governance and made it clear that the good performers will be rewarded and the wrongdoers will be punished.

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