India and Nepal agree to accelerate talks on stalled hydroelectric projects

Kathmandu: India and Nepal have agreed to resume talks on various mechanisms related to three multipurpose hydroelectric power projects - Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project, Saptakoshi High Dam Multipurpose Project and Sunkoshi Storage cum Diversion Scheme - the local media in Kathmandu reported on Friday following a meeting of the power exchange committee held in New Delhi, earlier this week. 

According to Sandip Dev, the Joint Secretary at Nepal's Ministry of Energy, the forthcoming talks will also focus on issues related to floods and irrigation. Dev told Nepal's leading daily Kathmandu Post that both sides have agreed to convene the sixth meeting of the Joint Expert Group to finalise the detailed project report of the Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project.

Both countries have been in regular contact at different levels to weed out issues arising out of joint projects. Nepalese Energy and Water Resources Minister Deepak Khadka also travelled to India to participate in the 'India Energy Week' organised by the Indian government. (IANS)

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