Kathmandu, Aug. 18: Electricity from the national transmission line has reached Gosainkunda, the famous holy site in Rasuwa district of Bagmati Province, for the first time. This will make it easier for the pilgrims to reach Gosaikunda. Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has been on a mission to supply power to remote areas. With this, it has brought relief to pilgrims besides locals after supplying electricity to Gosainkunda for the first time, it is learnt. Electricity service has been brought into operation since Friday evening in the area which is 4,380 meters above sea level.

With the arrival of electric lights, the Gosainkunda area has become sparkling. Kulman Ghising, the managing director of the NEA, said that electricity from the national transmission line was supplied to the religious and tourist destination of Gosaikunda on the eve of the Janai Purnima festival.

Prior to this, solar lights were being used there. "Now, as part of the campaign to fully illuminate the country, we are supplying electricity from the national grid to Susta, Gosainkunda, Annapurna Base Camp, Upper Mustang including other religious, touristic and historical areas as well as to the monasteries, mosques, and temples in various places," NEA Managing Director Ghising added.

A 15-kVA distribution transformer has been installed for the power transmission up to Gosainkunda, around eight kilometers from Chandanbari. The project to extend the power supply to Gosainkunda cost around Rs 30 million.