Energy Minister meets families of missing from Chilime Hydropower
Summary
Energy Minister Biraj Bhakta Shrestha said the government has mobilised all available technology, manpower and resources to search for people missing after the Bhotekoshi floods affected tunnels and hydropower projects in Rasuwa. He met families of workers missing from the Chilime Hydropower Project and urged them to keep hope alive as rescue efforts continue.
Key Points
- The government says it has deployed all available technology, skilled manpower and resources for search and rescue operations after Bhotekoshi floods hit hydropower projects in Rasuwa.
- Energy Minister Biraj Bhakta Shrestha met families of missing employees from the Chilime Hydropower Project and said the state would continue efforts until the last possibility.
- Officials said search operations are being coordinated among multiple government agencies, with protecting lives described as the top priority.
- Chilime Hydropower Company and the Nepal Electricity Authority said they are making every possible effort to strengthen the rescue operation.
