An electricity project stuck in limbo for 60 years hopes to see the light of day

West Seti, a storage-type hydroelectric project in the Far West, stands as example of Nepal’s sluggish development.

Six decades ago when Jaya Bahadur Saud of Thalakada, Baitadi heard that they were going to “produce electricity” by diverting water from the Seti river to Sornaye through Chama Gadh, he did not believe it at all.