Nepal Electricity Authority to Provide Rs 19.78 Lakh Compensation to Injured Employee
Summary
Nepal Electricity Authority has approved Rs 19,78,301 in compensation and treatment costs for an employee injured by electric shock during transmission line maintenance in Melamchi. The injured worker, Sandesh Magar, had already received an advance of Rs 10 lakh.
Key Points
- Nepal Electricity Authority decided to provide Rs 19,78,301 in total compensation and treatment expenses to an injured employee.
- Sandesh Magar, also known as Sher Bahadur Magar, was shocked while changing a 15 KV transmission line disc pin in Melamchi Municipality-10.
- The treatment cost at Sushma Koirala Memorial Hospital amounted to Rs 9,78,301.
- The authority had already given him an advance of Rs 10 lakh and approved the remaining payment through the concerned distribution center.
