Two Officials Detained by Prime Minister's Office Over Diversion Project Contract

Kathmandu. Director General of the Department of Water Resources and Irrigation, Dinesh Rajouriya, and Director of the Sunkoshi Marin Diversion Multipurpose Project, Krishnaprasad Rizal, have been taken into custody by the Prime Minister's Office. On Thursday, the police arrested Rajouriya from Lahan, Siraha, and Project Chief (Joint Secretary) Rizal from Sindhuli and sent them to Kathmandu.

An official from the police said, 'We had arrested them and sent them to Kathmandu.' They are not currently in any police unit. According to police sources, both individuals are being held in custody at the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers' Office located in Singha Durbar.