KATHMANDU, May 8 -- India's restrictions on importing explosives have begun to impact Nepal's development projects, causing delays in the construction of roads, tunnels and hydropower projects. The lack of explosives has brought many construction projects to a standstill.

According to energy promoters, the construction of hydropower projects has started to suffer due to the shortage of explosives required for tunneling. They stated that India has halted the supply of explosives for two months under various pretexts.

Ganesh Karki, president of Independent Power Producers' Association of Nepal (IPPAN), said that more than four dozen hydropower projects have experienced delays due to the delay in imports of explosives.

According to IPPAN ...