Processing plant of 15 million litres capacity under construction to clean Tukucha rivulet
Summary
A processing plant with 15 million litres daily capacity is being built at Tripureshwor and Kupandol to treat water from the Tukucha rivulet before releasing it into the Bagmati River, with completion expected by mid-December next year and 800 kilowatts of electricity generated as a by-product.
Key Points
- A treatment plant with the capacity to process 15 million litres of water daily is under construction to clean the Tukucha rivulet in Kathmandu.
- The plant is being built on 2.53 hectares at Tripureshwor in Kathmandu and Kupandol in Lalitpur, costing Rs 3.18 billion funded by a concessional loan via ADB's Bagmati River Basin Improvement Project.
- The project aims to divert Tukucha stream to the plant, treat the water, and discharge it into the Bagmati River to improve river cleanliness.
- Minister Kulman Ghising inspected the site, noting that 800 kilowatts of electricity will be generated as a by-product, with construction progressing well in Tripureshwor despite local obstructions in Lalitpur.
