KATHMANDU, Feb. 14 -- Nepal and India have agreed to finalize the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the much awaited Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project at the earliest.

The two sides reached this agreement during a meeting between Nepal's Minister for Energy, Water Resources, and Irrigation, Deepak Khadka, and his Indian counterpart C.R. Patil held in New Delhi, India on Thursday. According to Khadka's personal secretariat, India has expressed a positive stance toward expediting the construction works of the project.

Minister Khadka held discussions with his Indian counterpart during his visit to New Delhi to participate in the India Energy Week. The meeting was attended by Energy Secretary Suresh Acharya, senior energy expert Prabal Adhik...