Half of contract period passed, but Sunkoshi-Marin dam construction is just 7 percent complete

The Rs49 billion project which is expected to transform agriculture in five districts through year-round irrigation and generate electricity, is in limbo.

Despite high priority status of the Sunkoshi-Marin Diversion Multipurpose Project—the much-anticipated national pride project and a key to transforming agriculture in Tarai districts of Madhesh Province—progress on dam construction remains abysmally slow with only 7 percent work completed even though half the contract period has already passed.