Arun III
Arun III was a hydro-electric project in Nepal at the Arun River. In this project, 900 megawatts of electricity was expected to be produced. However, the NGOs working here went against it. Criticism of the project included fear of increase of already high electricity tariffs, environmental issues, and if the size of the project was appropriate for a country of Nepal's size. There was also a debate for the road to the project area. Finally in 1995, the World Bank decided to withdraw their support, effectively cancelling the project.
The Project Development Agreement (PDA) was signed in November 2014, which provides 21.9% free power to Nepal for the entire concession period of 25 years. The surplus power from the project will be exported to India from Dhalkebar in Nepal to Muzaffarpur in Bihar. It will strengthen power availability in India and also economic linkages with Nepal.In 2017 the cabinet of indi has approved the project and it will take 5 years to get completed