List of tunnels in Nepal explained

This list of tunnels in Nepal includes any road and waterway tunnels.

List

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]	Nepali Times. (n.d.). Retrieved April 7, 2021, from https://www.nepalitimes.com/here-now/light-at-the-end-of-the-melamchi-tunnel/
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

• List of tunnels by location

Notes and References

1. Light at the end of the Melamchi tunnel
2. Web site: About Project :: Bheri Babai Diversion Multipurpose Project (BBDMP). 2021-04-07. 2020-07-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20200702013156/http://www.bbdmp.gov.np/pages/about-project. live.
3. Web site: Gartoula. Gopal. Nepal's first, and forgotten, tunnel. 5 March 2018. 2021-04-08. 2019-11-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20191116120258/https://www.nepalitimes.com/uncategorized/nepals-first-and-forgotten-tunnel/. live.
4. Web site: Sureis. Breakthrough in Upper Tamakoshi hydro-electric project. The Himalayan Times. 2021-04-08. 2017-11-20. 2020-09-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20200922100234/https://thehimalayantimes.com/business/breakthrough-upper-tamakoshi-hydroelectric-project/. live.
5. Web site: Tunnel work complete at Nepal's 14-MW Kulekhani 3 hydropower plant. Hydro Review. 2021-04-08. 2013-07-31. 2021-05-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20210506020625/https://www.hydroreview.com/world-regions/tunnel-work-complete-at-nepal-s-14-mw-kulekhani-3-hydropower-plant/. live.
6. Book: Summary ReportTechnical Assistance for Developing an Enabling Policy Environment to Accelerate Development of Clean Energy Through Mini and Small Hydropower in Nepal . 2017 . Practical Action Consulting Ltd . 11.
7. Web site: Sanima Mai Hydropower Limited. 2021-04-08. 2020-08-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20200821002617/http://www.maihydro.com/?url=project&id=13. live.
8. Web site: Sen. Sandeep. Construction of Nagdhunga tunnel starts. The Himalayan Times. 2021-04-08. 2020-12-25. 2021-01-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20210117170813/https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/construction-of-nagdhunga-tunnel-starts/. live.
9. 10.3126/hn.v13i0.10039. 2392-4101. 13. 44–51. Shrestha. Pawan Kumar. Panthi. Krishna Kanta. Basnet. Chhatra Bahadur. Analysis of Squeezing Phenomenon in the Headrace Tunnel of Chameliya Project, Nepal. Hydro Nepal: Journal of Water, Energy and Environment. 2021-04-08. 2013. free. 2020-08-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20200818234559/https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/HN/article/view/10039. live. 11250/2458120. free.
10. Web site: Khimti Power Plant. 2021-04-08. 2020-07-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20200718045816/https://hpl.com.np/projects/khimti-power-plant/. live.
11. Web site: Hewa Khola 'A' Hydroelectric Project. 2021-04-08. 2020-02-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20200220134930/http://sanimaengineering.com/project/hewa-khola-a-hydroelectric-project/. live.
12. Web site: Upper Madi Hydropower Project. 2021-04-08. 2021-01-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20210123205833/https://nwrmap.info/hydropower/upper-madi-hydropower-project. live.