evidence: Cross border transmission line faces opposition from Nawalparasi locals [...] The proposed alignment of the New Butwal-Gorakhpur transmission line between Nepal and India has drawn ire from the locals of Nawalparasi who have demanded the project to reroute power lines, citing heavy loss of arable land. [...] That translates to around 200 kathhas of arable land that will be bought from locals to cover the 20-kilometre portion of the transmission line passing through Nepal’s territory.