PM Oli, Modi hold one-on-one talks at Dwarika’s Hotel; lay foundation stone for Arun-III

Kathmandu / May 11: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are holding one-on-one talks at Dwarika’s Hotel in the capital. They are scheduled to officially inaugurate a long-over-due Arun III hydropower project by jointly switching a button on.

Modi will also hold talks with the leaders of Nepal following a dinner reception.

Earlier, Modi paid a visit to President Bidya Devi Bhandari and vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun. According to sources, in the meeting, Modi and President Bhandari discussed issues related to matters of bilateral interest.

Modi, who is in Nepal on a two-day official visit, was conferred a guard of honor at the Nepal Army Pavilion, Tundikhel this afternoon. Modi and Oli jointly inaugurated Janakpur-Ayodhya-Janakpur Friendly Bus Service in Janakpurdham where he offered a special puja. He pledged IRs 100 crore for the construction of Ramayan Circuit on the occasion.

Oli and Modi jointly lay foundation stone for Arun-III

Meanehile, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi have jointly laid a foundation stone for the most-awaited national pride project Arun-III.

The both PMs jointly laid a foundation stone for the Arun-III hydropower project, which is based in Sankhuwasabha, by switching a button on at a program organized at Dwarika’s Hotel in the capital.

PM Modi arrived in Kathmandu on Friday on a two-day state visit to Nepal. Earlier in the morning, he landed at Janakpur from Patna, India.

Earlier, a plan to lay the foundation stone for the project worth Rs 104 billion during PM Oli’s visit to India on April 6-8 had been canceled at the eleventh hour.