Pancheswar dam: Uttarakhand makes steady progress; project to generate employment, power, irrigation
More than two-and-a-half years after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Nepal, his ambitious bi-national scheme, the Pancheshwar multi-purpose project, which was an integral component of his 4C policy — cooperation, culture, connectivity and Constitution — meant to strengthen bilateral ties with Kathmandu, has made significant progress in Uttarakhand.The Uttarakhand government has now taken steps to hear out people's sentiments in three critical districts — Champawat, Pithoragargh and Almora — which are supposed to be affected by the proposed construction of the 5040 MW Pancheshwar dam to be jointly carried out by India and Nepal. The three districts are in danger of being submerged due to the dam's construction.The progress being made.....