Indian Minister for Power Manohar Lal Khattar has arrived in Kathmandu on a two-day official visit to Nepal on Tuesday.
High-ranking officials of the Foreign Ministry and Indian Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava welcomed him at the Tribhuvan International Airport.
During his India visit on February 12, Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Deepak Khadka extended an invitation for Minister Khattar to visit Nepal.
Minister Khadka and Indian Power Minister Khattar are scheduled to inaugurate the 220kv Inaruwa–Basantpur–Baneshwar–Tumlingtar transmission line and substations in Tumlingtar, Baneshwar and Basantpur this afternoon.
Minister Khattar will inspect the powerhouse and dam site of the Arun III hydropower project constructed by India today itself.
Similarly, an agreement will be signed on the formation of a joint company for a new cross-border transmission line.
The Indian minister is scheduled to visit Muktinath Temple in Mustang on Wednesday.
The same day, he will pay courtesy calls on Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Urban Development Prakash Man Singh.
Minister Khattar will return home after offering prayers at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu.
