This list of tunnels in Nepal includes any road and waterway tunnels.
List
edit| Tunnel | Diameter (m) | Start location | End location | Length (m) | Type | Construction year | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melamchi Water Supply Project (Longest in Nepal) | 3.70 | Melamchi | Sundarijal | 25,915 | Drinking water supply | 2021 | [1] |
| Bheri Babai Diversion Multipurpose Project | 12,000 | Irrigation | 2019 | [2] | |||
| Churia Tunnel (oldest tunnel in Nepal) | Hetauda | Amlekhganj | 500 | Transport | 1917 | [3] | |
| Upper Tamakoshi Hydroelectric Project | Dolakha District | 8400 | Hydropower | 2017 | [4] | ||
| Kulekhani III | 4221 | Hydropower | 2013 | [5] | |||
| Tinau Hydropower Plant | Butwal | 2462 | Hydropower | 1978 | [6] | ||
| Mai Hydropower Station | 3.80 | Ilam | 2198 | Hydropower | 2015 | [7] | |
| Nagdhunga tunnel | 7.0 | Kathmandu | 2380 | Transport | 2023 (scheduled) | [8] | |
| Chameliya Khola Hydropower Station | 5.2 | Darchula district | 4067 | Hydropower | [9] | ||
| Khimti I Hydropower Plant | 4.0 | Dolakha District | 7900 | Hydropower | 1996 | [10] | |
| Hewa Khola-A Hydroelectric Project | 3.20 | Panchthar district | 3929 | Hydropower | 2012 | [11] | |
| Upper Madi Hydropower Station | 3.20 | Kaski district | 3920 | Hydropower | 2016 | [12] |
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "About Project :: Bheri Babai Diversion Multipurpose Project (BBDMP)". Archived from the original on 2020-07-02. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ^ Gartoula, Gopal. "Nepal's first, and forgotten, tunnel". Archived from the original on 2019-11-16. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
- ^ Sureis (2017-11-20). "Breakthrough in Upper Tamakoshi hydro-electric project". The Himalayan Times. Archived from the original on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
- ^ "Tunnel work complete at Nepal's 14-MW Kulekhani 3 hydropower plant". Hydro Review. 2013-07-31. Archived from the original on 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
- ^ Summary ReportTechnical Assistance for Developing an Enabling Policy Environment to Accelerate Development of Clean Energy Through Mini and Small Hydropower in Nepal. Practical Action Consulting Ltd. 2017. p. 11.
- ^ "Sanima Mai Hydropower Limited". Archived from the original on 2020-08-21. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
- ^ Sen, Sandeep (2020-12-25). "Construction of Nagdhunga tunnel starts". The Himalayan Times. Archived from the original on 2021-01-17. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
- ^ Shrestha, Pawan Kumar; Panthi, Krishna Kanta; Basnet, Chhatra Bahadur (2013). "Analysis of Squeezing Phenomenon in the Headrace Tunnel of Chameliya Project, Nepal". Hydro Nepal: Journal of Water, Energy and Environment. 13: 44–51. doi:10.3126/hn.v13i0.10039. hdl:11250/2458120. ISSN 2392-4101. Archived from the original on 2020-08-18. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
- ^ "Khimti Power Plant". Archived from the original on 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2021-04-08.}
- ^ "Hewa Khola 'A' Hydroelectric Project". Archived from the original on 2020-02-20. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
- ^ "Upper Madi Hydropower Project". Archived from the original on 2021-01-23. Retrieved 2021-04-08.