GS Paper 2
Syllabus: India and neighbourhood- relations
Context:
- India will be taking over an ambitious hydropower project in Nepal West Seti nearly four years after China withdrew from it, ending a six-year engagement between 2012 and 2018.
- India’s National Hydro Power Corporation has already begun preliminary engagement of the site in far-western Nepal following Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Lumbini
West Seti project:
- The proposed 750-megawatt West Seti Hydropower Project is to be built on the Seti river in far-western Nepal.
- West Seti and Seti river, a joint project, has the capacity to generate 1200 MW of electricity.
India-Nepal power relations:
- Mahakali treaty was signed in1995 to produce 6480 MW.
- Upper Karnali project
- 900 MW Arun Three projects in eastern Nepal’s SankhuwaSabha.
Insta Links
To read about India-Nepal relations: Click here
Practice Questions:
Consider the following statements:
- The West Seti dam is located at the confluence of the Seti and Karnali river.
- Seti dam lies to the east of Kathmandu.
Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)
