The agreement would be made keeping in mind the national interest; no issues on the agreement would be kept secret, she said, urging all not to inflate the issue.
At an interaction organized in the capital city on Monday, Energy Minister Gyawali said a broad discussion will be held with the stakeholders after Prime Minister Sushil Koirala returns home, and the process forwarded accordingly.
Politicizing the hydropower issues unnecessarily is not good, but common views are needed for country’s development, she stressed. According to her, it is time to rise above the politics for energy development, as the energy is the backbone of development.
The Minister further said during the visit of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Nepal a concrete agreement could be made on taking forward the Pancheshwor Multipurpose Project.
On the occasion, former energy minister and Nepali Congress leader Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat said India is the important market for power trade and creation of atmosphere for it is necessary. He also urged for not politicizing the development activities.
Chief of the energy department of the Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Gyanendra Lal Pradhan, said the investment could be brought in by making power trade agreement with India. RSS
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