Four China companies bid for Melamchi tunnel
Four Chinese companies have bid for construction of the 26.5 kilometer diversion tunnel of the Melamchi Water Supply Project. The companies vying for the project are China International Water and Electric Corp (CWE), China Overseas Engineering Company, Trans Tech Engineering China and China Railway 15 Bureau, said senior officials at the Melamchi Water Supply Development Board. "We expect that the bidding process will be completed by mid-July," said Purna Kadariya, Secretary at the Ministry of Physical Planning and Works at a press meet held here Wednesday.