Kathmandu, Aug 18 : For the first time, electricity from the national transmission line has reached Gosainkunda, the famous holy site in Rasuwa district of Bagmati province.
This will make it easier for the
pilgrims to reach Gosainkunda. The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), has been
on a mission to supply power to remote areas. With this, it has brought relief
to pilgrims besides locals after supplying electricity to Gosainkunda for the
first time, it is learnt.
Electricity service has brought into
operation since Friday evening at the area which is 4,380 meters above the sea
level.
With the arrival of electric
lights, the Gosainkunda area has become sparkling. Kulman Ghising, the
executive director of the authority, said that electricity from the national
transmission line was supplied on the eve of the Janai Purnima festival in the
religious and tourist destination of Gosaikunda. Before it, the solar lights
were being used there.
"Now, as part of the campaign
to fully illuminate the country, we are supplying electricity from the national
grid to Susta, Gosainkunda, Annapurna base camp, Upper Mustang including other
religious, touristic and historical areas as well as to the monasteries,
mosques, and temples in various places," NEA executive director Ghising
added.
A 15-KVA distribution transformer
has been installed for the power transmission up to Gosainkunda, around eight
kilometres from Chandanbari. The project of extending power supply cost around
Rs 30 million. (RSS)