TAPLEJUNG, Feb. 17 -- A 'breakthrough' has been achieved in the first tunnel of the Kaveli-3 hydropower project, with a capacity of 22 megawatts, currently under construction in Sirijanga Rural Municipality of Taplejung.

Meghnath Dhungana, the site in charge of the company, said that there was a breakthrough in the 182.10-meter-long tunnel of the Kaveli-3 hydroelectric power plant, promoted by Kaveli Hydropower Company Limited.

He mentioned that the construction of the tunnel, which began on May 24, will connect from the inlet to Audit-2. The estimated cost of the project, with a capacity of 21.93 megawatts, is Rs 4.3 billion, of which the loan investment from banks will be Rs 3.21 billion.

For the implementation of the plan, water wil...