Electricity Transmission Project
New Butwal Substation Construction Site Visit
Members of MCA-Nepal Board of Directors Mr. Kul Man Ghising, the Managing Director of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) and Mr. Kumar Pandey, the private sector representative, visited the New Butwal Substation construction site on 23 July 2023.
The purpose of the visit was to […]
Impact on project-affected women and children being analyzed
MCA-Nepal organized Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) with project affected women at Kailash Municipality, Hetauda Sub Metropolitan City, Thaha Municipality and Raksirang Rural Municipality in Makawanpur district to analyze the socio-economic impacts on women and children due to resettlement activities of the ETP from 20 […]
Consultations in response to grievances
MCA-Nepal organized consultations with the local community at Ward No. 5 and 6 of Likhu Rural Municipality, Nuwakot district on 13 August 2023. The consultations were organized in response to grievances registered against the proposed route of the transmission line by project affected people. The […]
Forest Census
MCA-Nepal initiated work on forest census in districts to be affected by the ETP. After completion of consultations with Community Forest User Groups and Leasehold Forest User Groups, orientations to lead forest census teams were provided to Divisional and Sub-Divisional Forest Officers in nine […]
Household Surveys for the preparation of Resettlement Action Plan
MCA-Nepal has completed household surveys in Chitwan and Nawalparasi (East) districts to obtain sociocultural, demographic and economic information on project-affected families. Household surveys are ongoing in Dhading, Makwanpur, Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta West), Nuwakot, Palpa and Sindhupalchowk districts.
The survey is an integral part of […]
CDOs workshop to expedite land acquisition for TL
MCA-Nepal organized a workshop with Chief District Officers (CDOs) from affected districts of ETP at Manigram in Rupandehi district on 24 July 2023. The workshop helped develop a common understanding to facilitate land acquisition process for the transmission lines in respective districts.
Attending the […]
Update on Land Acquisition for Transmission Line
MCA-Nepal has made notable progress in acquiring land to build tower pads for the transmission line as per the Land Acquisition Act, 1977.
MCA-Nepal organized stakeholder meetings in all nine districts prior to the formation of the Compensation Fixation Committee (CFC) under the chairmanship of […]
Stakeholder Meeting for Land Acquisition in Sindhupalchowk and Nuwakot Districts
MCA-Nepal organized stakeholder meetings in the Nuwakot and Sindhupalchowk districts prior to the issue of a notice on preliminary action to acquire land as per Clause 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1977. The meeting in Nuwakot district was convened on 10 April 2023 under […]
Submission of Preliminary Action Reports on Land Acquisition
Preliminary Action Reports on land acquisition have been submitted to District Administration Offices of Chitwan and Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta East).
The reports were handed over to Mr. Surendra Paudel, Chief District Officer, Chitwan, and Mr. Krishna Prasad Lamsal, Chief District Officer, Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta East) […]
Cadastral Verification Surveys of Lands under TL Routes
MCA-Nepal has completed cadastral verification surveys of lands under the transmission line routes in the remaining districts of Sindhupalchowk, Makwanpur and Nuwakot after verification by Government of Nepal (GoN) surveyors from District Survey Offices.
The verification was carried out in Makwanpur, from 7 April to […]
Household Surveys in Two Project-affected Districts
MCA-Nepal has completed household surveys in Chitwan and Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta East) to obtain a socio-cultural, demographic and economic database of project-affected families.
The surveys were conducted from May 21-25 in Chitwan and June 6-11 in Nawalparasi (Bardghat Susta East). These surveys will be […]
Consultation with CFUG in Sindhupalchowk
MCA-Nepal completed consultations with a Community Forest User Group (CFUG) in Sindhupalchowk on 31 March 2023. The consultations are part of a series of consultations being conducted with various CFUGs and Leasehold Forest User Groups (LFUG) in project-affected districts to share outcomes of the Environmental […]
Consultations with CFUGs and LFUGs
MCA-Nepal has organized a series of consultations with various Forest User Groups (FUGs), including Community Forest User Groups (CFUGs) and Leasehold Forest User Groups (LFUGs), in the project-affected districts of Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta West), Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta East), Makwanpur, Palpa, Chitwan, Nuwakot, Tanahun, Sindhupalchowk and […]
Kick-off Meeting on Forest Census and Field Verification
A kick-off meeting on the consulting services for forest census and field verification was organized on 27 March 2023.
The meeting was organized to discuss and build a common understanding of the objectives, scope and approaches of the work, and orient selected consultants on […]
Invitation to Bid for the Construction of Three Substations
MCA-Nepal has launched an invitation for bids to construct three substations to be built under the Electricity Transmission Project, with a submission deadline of 30 June 2023.
A Specific Procurement Notice (SPN) inviting bids for the construction of three substations of 400 KV capacity […]
Cadastral Verification Surveys of Lands under TL Routes
MCA-Nepal conducted cadastral verification surveys of lands under the transmission line routes in seven districts from 31 January to 24 March 2023.
The locations for the survey were Dhading, Makawanpur, Tanahun, Palpa, Chitwan, Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta East) and Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta West) districts. The […]
Engagement with Affected Communities
MCA-Nepal has organized stakeholder consultations with affected communities in Makwanpur district and Tanahun district to ensure the transmission lines do not adversely affect their cultural sites and settlements.
A Stakeholder consultation conducted in Makwanpur on 13 March 2023.
The meeting in Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City […]
District-Level Meetings to issue Notices on Land Acquisition
MCA-Nepal organized stakeholder meetings in various project-affected districts before issuing a notice on preliminary actions to acquire land as per Clause 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1977.
The district-level meeting conducted to issue notices on land acquisition in Chitwan district on 17 January […]
Contract for Boundary Wall Construction in Ratmate
MCA-Nepal has signed a contract for the construction of a boundary wall around the 400 kV power substation site at Belkotgadhi -7, Ratmate, Nuwakot with Binayak Nirman Company Pvt. Ltd. on 14 November 2022. The contract was signed by Mr. Khadga Bahadur Bisht, ED, MCA-Nepal […]
Contract signed for the preparation and implementation of RAP and LRP
A contract for consulting services required for the preparation and implementation of the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) and Livelihood Restoration Plan (LRP) for the transmission lines to be built by MCA-Nepal was signed with SA Infrastructure Consultants Pvt. Ltd. in a joint venture with BOTEK […]
