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Punatsangchhu-I restarts, but at a heavy price

Dec 22, 2025 2 mins read
Punatsangchhu-I restarts, but at a heavy price

The resumption of works on the 1,200-megawatt Punatsangchhu Hydropower Project I offers a flicker of hope. After all, the hydropower project is going to be completed. Few infrastructure projects in the country’s history have tested national confidence as this one. If the completion of project now appears back on the horizon, it comes at an extraordinarily high cost.

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