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CPN (Maoist Center) Chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that the tripartite power trade deal signed by Nepal with India and Bangladesh has become a milestone.

Chair Dahal expressed such a view during the meeting with office-bearers of Independent Power Producers' Association Nepal (IPPAN) today.

The CPN (Maoist Center)-led government had signed a tripartite power trade agreement with the Indian Prime Minister in the course of India visit during his premiership.

He shared, "I put in a lot of effort to sign power trade deals with India and Bangladesh. It is a milestone for the country's prosperity. We can fulfill the dream of prosperity by selling power to countries including India, China and Bangladesh."

Stating that there was no alternative to moving ahead by implementing the agreement of exporting power to Bangladesh via India, selling 10,000 megawatts electricity to India in 10 years and also exporting electricity to China, Chair Dahal mentioned that it was necessary to pay attention in power production for the same.

Nepal and India have agreed to develop a high-quality transmission line for cross border power trade.

This agreement would be a crucial deal as the Government of Nepal has set an ambitious goal to generate 28,500 megawatts of electricity by 2035.

Spokesperson and Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Sandip Kumar Dev, the two new transmission lines will be completed by 2034/35, and the capacity of an existing transmission line will be upgraded.

A meeting of Joint Steering Committee and  JSC Secretary-Level Committee of Nepal and India, have agreed to construct the Nijgadh-Harnaiya Motihari and Kohalpur-Lucknow transmission lines of 400 KV. 

Likewise, the existing Dhalkebar-Muzaffarpur transmission line of 400 KV will be replaced with a high-capacity conductor. Currently, 800 megawatts of power are being imported through this transmission line.

During the meeting, a consensus was reached to import and export up to 1,000 megawatts of power. 

The 29th meeting of the Secretary-Level Joint Steering Committee held in India on February 11 was attended by Secretary at the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Suresh Acharya and Secretary of the Ministry of Electricity, India, Pankaj Agrawal.  

The two countries have already agreed to construct the Inaruwa-Purniya and Dodhara-Bareli cross border transmission lines of 400 KV. 

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Urban Development, Prakash Man Singh, has stressed the need to institutionalize the achievements secured in the country following the system transformation.

Speaking at a meeting with Nepali Congress (NC) cadres in Hetauda today, the party leader Singh highlighted the need for economic prosperity as a means to protect political achievements.

He added that the stability of the new system would be ensured if citizens experienced economic progress and prosperity.

He further stressed that the government should create an environment where citizens can easily exercise their constitutional rights.

According to DPM Shrestha, politics will find the right path provided that citizens' needs and aspirations are properly addressed.

The NC, according to him, must focus its efforts on advancing this cause.

Stating that job opportunities and development are the current priorities of the citizens, Singh argued that the incumbent government has taken steps to meet these aspirations along with guarantee of political stability.

Furthermore, NC leaders underlined the need of maintaining coordination and collaboration within the party to strengthen its organization and promote broader unity among the cadres.

The event, chaired by NC Makwanpur President Buddha Lama, was attended by NC central member and Bagmati Province Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning, Kundan Raj Kafle, and NC Bagmati Province President Indra Bahadur Lama

CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that they would continuously struggle to protect norms and values of the Constitution, promulgated with the support of the armed conflict, and the people's rights.

At a program organized at the party's central office in Perisdanda today to commemorate the armed struggle launched 30 years ago, Chair Dahal argued that efforts to reverse the progressive provisions of the Constitution would be thwarted.

An armed uprising under the leadership of the then CPN (Maoist) was launched from February 13, 1996.

He shared, "Some elements have been making efforts to reverse the progressive provisions of the Constitution. But we will establish socialist republic at any cost."

The CPN (Maoist Center) would take forward the people's agenda with determination and has committed to make its ties with people stronger, added the CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairperson.

Chair Dahal stressed that the party should take initiatives to bring change in people's life.

On the occasion, Maoist leaders including Chair Dahal offered wreaths on the martyr's memorial at Perisdanda.