Sankhuwasabha. Sankhuwasabha: Incessant rain since Saturday night has washed away the road at Hatia and Hungung areas of Bhotkhola rural municipality-3 of Sankhuwasabha along the Koshi Highway. Bhotkhola rural municipality chair Wangchedar Bhote said that about 50 meters of unpaved road has been washed away. Along with roads, small hydropower projects, wooden bridges and other structures have also been damaged due to TAG_OPEN_span_8 floods.
According to him, the 17 kW Kkhuksum Micro Hydropower Project has been completely washed away. The project has been supplying electricity to 160 households. “The flood has completely washed away the project,” he said.
Similarly, the source of the 120 kW Hungung Hydropower Project has also been washed away by the floods, bhote said. A total of 250 households were using electricity from the project.
Police, technical teams and people’s representatives have reached the spot. “The process for immediate repair of roads and power structures will be initiated,” bhote said.
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