Tunnel under Nepal's Sunkoshi Marin diversion multipurpose project completed

STORY: Tunnel under Nepal's Sunkoshi Marin diversion multipurpose project completed SHOOTING TIME: May 8, 2024 DATELINE: May 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:34 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the tunnel under Nepal's Sunkoshi Marin diversion multipurpose project 2. SOUNDBITE (Nepali): PUSHPA KAMAL DAHAL, Nepali Prime Minister STORYLINE: A 13.3-km-long tunnel under Nepal's Sunkoshi Marin diversion multipurpose project, constructed by a Chinese company, was completed on Wednesday, 12 months ahead of schedule. SOUNDBITE (Nepali): PUSHPA KAMAL DAHAL, Nepali Prime Minister "This is a transformative national pride project. The completion of such projects contributes to the country's national economy, productivity and prosperity." After the prime minister pushed the button, a double-shield tunnel boring machine broke through the last section of the tunnel within minutes, to the applause from the audience. The tunnel is the main part of the Sunkoshi Marin diversion multipurpose project

NEPAL-SINDHULI-TUNNEL-BREAKTHROUGH CEREMONY

NEPAL-SINDHULI-TUNNEL-BREAKTHROUGH CEREMONY

(240509) -- SINDHULI, May 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Chen Song speaks during a tunnel breakthrough ceremony in Sindhuli, Nepal on May 8, 2024. A 13.3-km-long tunnel under Nepal's Sunkoshi Marin diversion multipurpose project was completed on Wednesday, 12 months ahead of schedule. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)

NEPAL-SINDHULI-TUNNEL-BREAKTHROUGH CEREMONY

NEPAL-SINDHULI-TUNNEL-BREAKTHROUGH CEREMONY

(240509) -- SINDHULI, May 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal speaks during a tunnel breakthrough ceremony in Sindhuli, Nepal on May 8, 2024. A 13.3-km-long tunnel under Nepal's Sunkoshi Marin diversion multipurpose project was completed on Wednesday, 12 months ahead of schedule. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)

NEPAL-SINDHULI-TUNNEL-BREAKTHROUGH CEREMONY

NEPAL-SINDHULI-TUNNEL-BREAKTHROUGH CEREMONY

(240509) -- SINDHULI, May 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 8, 2024 shows the last section of a tunnel broken through by a double-shield tunnel boring machine in Sindhuli, Nepal. A 13.3-km-long tunnel under Nepal's Sunkoshi Marin diversion multipurpose project was completed on Wednesday, 12 months ahead of schedule. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)

Tunnel boring machine launched for Nepal's irrigation-cum-hydropower tunnel construction

STORY: Tunnel boring machine launched for Nepal's irrigation-cum-hydropower tunnel construction DATELINE: Oct. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the construction site STORYLINE: A double-shield tunnel boring machine (TBM) was put into operation on Friday, marking a new phase for the construction of a 13.3-km-long tunnel under Nepal's Sunkoshi Marin Diversion Multipurpose Project. Pampha Bhusal, Nepal's minister for energy, water resources and irrigation, inaugurated the TBM operation together with the project manager. Listed by the Nepali government as a national pride project, the project is aimed at diverting water from the Sunkoshi River to the Marin River through the tunnel to irrigate 122,000 hectares of farmland in the districts of Dhanusha, Mahottari, Sarlahi, Rauthat and Bara in the Terai Plains. In addition, a power house will be built to generate 28.62 megawatts of electricity to alleviate the shortage of power supply in the area. The proj

NEPAL-SINDHULI-TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION

NEPAL-SINDHULI-TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION

(221015) -- KATHMANDU, Oct. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A double-shield tunnel boring machine (TBM) works at a construction site of the Sunkoshi Marin Diversion Multipurpose Project in Sindhuli, Nepal, Oct. 14, 2022. A TBM was put into operation on Friday, marking a new phase for the construction of a 13.3-kilometer tunnel under Nepal's Sunkoshi Marin Diversion Multipurpose Project. (Xinhua)