Power supply resumes in most areas of Rasuwa after the Bhotekoshi floods
Kathmandu. The works of rehabilitating the power infrastructure damaged by the devastating floods in the Bhotekoshi River and regularizing the power supply in the affected areas have been intensified.
According to the Ministry of
Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, power supply has been restored in most of the local levels of flood-affected Rasuwa. According to the ministry, electricity service has been restored in most of the areas of Naukunda, Kalika, Gosainkunda, Uttargaya and Amachhodingmo rural municipalities.
According to the Ministry, repair and rehabilitation works are going on in full swing in the remaining areas and works are on to expand the power supply through alternative arrangements. Meanwhile, the power supply in Kispang rural municipality of Nuwakot district has been restored after completing repair and rehabilitation by mobilizing necessary resources, means and human resources.
According to the ministry, work is underway to resume the flow of electricity from the Sanjen Khola Hydropower Project and preparations are being made to expand the power service by constructing a new 11 KV line in Haku area. The construction and installation of new poles, lines and other infrastructure is also being done to reconstruct the distribution and transmission infrastructure damaged by the floods.
Meanwhile, the search and rescue operation of those trapped in the tunnels of the flooded hydropower project is underway. A joint team comprising the Nepal Army, Indian Army, Korean experts and engineers of the concerned project is carrying out recce, blasting, hole construction and removal of silt inside the tunnel, the ministry said.
Rescue operations have been intensified using various equipment to open the damaged and blocked tunnels. According to the ministry, the Nepal Army has also briefed the Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation and the Minister of Infrastructure Development about the latest status of the rescue operation. During the meeting, the two ministers took stock of the upcoming rescue strategy and the progress of the search and rescue of those trapped in the tunnel. Similarly, the Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC) is carrying out the installation of institutional and 20 watt peak domestic solar power systems in the affected areas from Bidur of Nuwakot. The Alternative Energy Promotion Center and the Nepal Solar Power Producers’ Association have also coordinated for the mobilization of solar energy system and technical manpower in the flood-affected areas. The association has decided to provide details of various technologies and technical manpower of solar energy systems available in Nepal to the center.
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