Kathmandu, 10 July : Flood in the Bhotekoshi river in Sindhupalchok district has inundated the Middle Bhotekoshi hydropower project, causing losses of billions of rupees. The 102-megawatt hydropower project is under construction in the district. A Chinese technician has also gone missing in the flood.
The flood has also damaged the go-down built to store equipment needed for the project. The dam of the project also suffered damage. Mayor of Bahrabise municipality, Nimphunjo Sherpa said that the flood has caused heavy damage to the project and activities are underway to retrieve the submerged goods and equipment of the project, according to media reports.
People’s News Monitoring Service
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