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NEW SPOTLIGHT | Jan 08. 2021 | 1 NEW SPOTLIGHT | Jan 08 NEW SPOTLIGHT | Jan 08. 2021 | 1 NEW SPOTLIGHT | Jan 08. 2021 | 2 NEW SPOTLIGHTFORTNIGHTLY Notes From The Editor Vol.: 13,14, No.-11,No.-10, January-January-08, 24, 20212020 (Poush(Magh. 10.2076)24. 2077) Price:Price NRs.NRs.100 100 Requesting Indian government to lift the restriction Editor and Publisher Afterput a dramatic on palm day oil of violenceexport, Nepalat the US government Capitol, the Househas shown of Repre its- Keshab Poudel sentativesweakness and the to Senate traders have who confirmed have been Joe Biden’sthriving presidential and making victo- ry certifying Joe Biden’s election as US president and Kamala Harris as profits through the misuse of trade agreement’s loopholes. Contributor vice president. 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Ltd., Dhapasi, Kathmandu Tel. : 977-1-4363624 Keshab Poudel Editor NEWNEW SPOTLIGHT | JanJan. 08. 24. 2021 2020 | 1 1 CONTENT MAHAKALI TREATY A Breakthrough 3 NEWSNOTES 4 BUSINESS BRIEF 6 OPINION BINOJ BASNYAT 8 COVERSTORY: PRITHVI NARAYAN SHAH : Remembered For A Reason 22 GLOBAL VIEW Abijit Sharma and Nischal Dhungel 12 LOOMING LOADSHEDDING NEA SAYS NO 14 ARITICLE Hemang Dixit 16 MAYHEM IN US CONGRESS Blackest Day 17 POLITICS Fight To Finish 18 ENVIRONMENT Batu Uprety 28 CHINESE DELEGATION VISIT: Security Concern 10 WORLD BANK REPORT Nepal’s Growth At 0.6 30 ARITICLE Pratik Poudel 32 BOOK Remembering Past 34 BOOK Nepal And The Great First World War 35 VIEWPOINT Dr. K. Uprety 36 GLOBAL IME BANK: Growing Fast 13 NEW SPOTLIGHT | Jan 08. 2021 | 2 MAHAKALI TREATY A Breakthrough Secretary-level committees of Nepal and India have reached an agreement over a few con- tentious points of the Mahakali Treaty. By A CORRESPONDENT or Secretary of Energy, Water Re- Project. However, it sources and Irrigation Dinesh Kumar has now softened that FGhimire, another feather was added stance. According to to his cap. Lingering for over two and half Ghimire, both sides decades on various contentious issues of have agreed to begin interpretation of Mahakali Integrated Trea- construction of the ty during implementation, his team was canals. able to make a breakthrough in the talks. “Our focus During recent meeting held in should be to respect New Delhi, Nepal and India agreed on key the needs and wish- points of Mahakali Treaty. es of the people as it Given the nature of the treaty will help facilitate the and its state, there are still many conten- overall implementa- tious issues of the treaty which was rati- tion of the project. fied by Nepal’s Parliament in 1996 by two That is why we pro- thirds of majority. posed building the The Indian side has been claim- The agreement was finalized canals,” Ghimire said. “The Indian side ing that 93,000 hectares of land in Nepal through bilateral talks held in New Del- took this positively.” will be irrigated by the project and that Ne- hi under the leadership of Dinesh Kumar Nepal had already prepared a pal will also be helped by the 18-kilometre Ghimire, secretary of the Ministry of En- Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the ir- embankment that will be constructed. ergy, Water Resources and Irrigation, from rigation canals in Dodhara and Chandani It asserts that Nepal will gain a Nepal and UP Singh, secretary of the De- and submitted it to India. But no concrete benefit of 22 per cent. However, Nepal has partment of Water Resources, River De- progress had been made. But now, the In- been saying that it will not share the costs velopment and Ganga Rejuvenation, from dian technical side has agreed to study for these aspects because it is making alter- India. and comment on the DPR and complete native arrangements for the irrigation and As the issue of implementation all the related works within two months. A has already constructed an eight-kilometre of Pancheshwor Project had been em- 1.1-kilometre portion of the canal will have embankment on its own. “The Indians ac- phasized during the recent Nepal visit by to be built on the Indian land. knowledged our facts and have expressed Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan The two countries have also their commitment that an expert group will Shringla, the agreement is seen as a break- agreed to share the costs of the Panchesh- study and conclude these matters as soon as through. wor Project on the basis of the benefits possible,” Ghimire said. According to secretary of Min- each side will receive. The Mahakali Trea- The issue of the Lower Sarada istry of Energy,Water Resources and Ir- ty was signed between Nepal and India in Dam was also discussed in the meeting. rigation Dinesh Kumar Ghimire, both the 1996 and one of its provisions was to build India has been using all the water from the countries reached an agreement on articles Pancheshwor as a bilateral multipurpose Sarada Barrage since it was built in 1920. 3, 4 and 7 of the treaty. Article 3 discusses project aimed at generating a large amount Nepal has been asking for a share of that the cost-sharing of the Pancheshwor Mul- of hydroelectricity, provide irrigation facil- water. The two sides agreed to discuss fur- tipurpose Project, Article 4 deals with the ities and control the river. ther on the issue. construction of the Dodhara and Chandani Article 3 of the treaty mentions The meeting also looked at the irrigation tunnel and Article 7 includes the sharing the costs based on the benefits. Ne- issue of water consumption in the coastal provision of releasing water upstream. pal has been stating that since it will only area above Pancheshwor Dam.
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