Bomb Blast At India-Developed Hydroelectricity Project In Nepal Weeks Before Inauguration By PM Modi

Bomb Blast At India-Developed Hydroelectricity Project In Nepal Weeks Before Inauguration By PM Modi
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A bomb exploded on Sunday at the office of a hydroelectricity project being developed with 온라인카지노 assistance in eastern Nepal, weeks before its inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an official said.

The compound wall of the 900 MW Arun III Hydroelectric Power Plant's office in Khandbari-9, Tumlingtar, nearly 500 km from Kathmandu, was damaged in the explosion, said Siva Raj Joshi, chief district officer of the Sankhuwasabha district.

The project is slated to come into operation by 2020.

The blast comes at a time when preparations are going on for laying foundation stone of the project by Modi during his official visit to Nepal on May 11.

No one was injured in the blast and an investigation has been launched, he said.

However, no one has claimed responsibility of the blast, he added.

A Project Development Agreement (PDA) for Arun III was signed with India's state-owned Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) on November 25, 2014 in the presence of the then Prime Minister Sushil Koirala and visiting 온라인카지노 Prime Minister Modi.

This is the second blast within a month in 온라인카지노 properties in Nepal.

On April 17, a pressure cooker bomb went off near the 온라인카지노 Embassy field office in Biratnagar damaging the walls of the premises.

(PTI)

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