Palpa, May 12 -- Local representatives, political and spiritual leaders from Palpa, Syangja, Tanahun, and Nawalparasi East have pledged to resist the proposed Kaligandaki-Tinau Diversion Multipurpose Project, calling it a grave threat to the Gandaki civilisation and the sacred Kaligandaki River.

The declaration came during a regional assembly organised by the Kaligandaki Gyan Bigyan Pratishthan at Aserdi in ward 1 of Ramba Rural Municipality, Aserdi in Palpa.

The gathering of leaders from 10 affected local units focused on the need to protect the region's religious sanctity, ecological integrity, and cultural identity.

The government's plan to divert water from Kaligandaki River via a 27-kilometre tunnel into Tinau River in Rupandehi d...