Nepal and China on Wednesday signed eight agreements worth US$ 2.4 billion in Beijing during the second day of official visit of Prime Minister KP Oli to China.
These agreements are reached between the two governments and private sectors of Nepal and China where Chinese investors will put the money on developing hydroelectricity, water resources, cement factory and fruit cultivation and farming.
In the presence of PM Oli and visiting Nepal
delegation, the signing ceremony was organised at Nepali Embassy in Beijing. According to the agreements, Huwasin Cement Company will set up a cement manufacturing plant in Nepal that
will produce 3,000 metric tones cement on daily basis.
This will establish at the cost of NRs 14.40
billion. The factory will provide jobs to 1000
people. Another agreement is about to prepare detailed project report of Eastern Tarai of Nepal.
China Communication Construction Company will prepare the DPR of three rivers of eastern Tarai namely Biring, Kamala and Kankai. Similarly Chinese investors will put US $46 million for setting up a fruit industry in Nepal including fruit cultivation and farming.
Other deals sealed during the visit are
developing 164 MW Kali Gandaki George
hydroelectricity project, 40.27 MW Siuri Nyadi hydro electricity project, another 600 MW hydroelectricity project at Marsyangdi River basin and 75 MW Trishuli Galchi
hydroelectricity project were signed by the
private sectors of Nepal and China worth US $2 billion.
Similarly China's OBOR International Business Platform will purchase 200,000 to 500,000 pieces of Nepali pashmina mad by wool, from Nepal.
Similarly there will be seperate MoUs and
understandings between the two governments on Thursday after the delegation level talks between Oli and Chinese Premier, Li Kegiang. Meanwhile Oli who is in China visit is meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping later this afternoon in Beijing.