Aside from the dam, a 225 km long ring road will be built all around the future reservoir, which may also serve as a tourist attraction.

[1] Additional studies conducted by the NEA in 2010–2011 in order to optimize hydropower potential use on the site led to the current proposal.

In June 2019, the 635 MW Dudh Koshi Hydroelectric Project was favoured by NEA to Budi Gandaki HPP, due to its lower social impact ("only" 162 households severely impacted), lower cost ($1.5 billion), slightly higher and substantially more steady power output, thanks to its feeding by Mount Everest snowmelt during the dry season.

Conversely, Budhi Gandaki HPP, which used to be considered "top priority",[2] was compromised by its massive cost and uncertainty related to population relocation.

As of November 2019, a total Rs 37 billion ($300 million) had been raised for the project, mostly via an infrastructure tax on petroleum products imports.