DAMAULI, Feb. 3 -- The promoters of Tanahun-based 126-MW Lower Seti Hydropower Project have submitted the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the project to the Electricity Development Department.

Kiran Kumar Shrestha, managing director of Tanahun Hydropower Limited, informed Republica that they have submitted the EIA report along with suggestions to the regulatory body. The land acquisition process of the project has also been advanced. Shrestha said that the proposal has been submitted to the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation for approval to advance the land acquisition process required for various structures of the project.

Under the project, a 32-meter high dam will be constructed on Seti River near Saranghat i...