HoR meeting: 'Search continues for those missing in hydropower plant tunnels'
Summary
Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Biraj Bhakta Shrestha said search operations continue for hydropower workers missing after the August 26 floods in the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli river system. The government has announced immediate relief for affected families and estimated that the energy sector will need more than Rs 390 billion for recovery.
Key Points
- Search operations are continuing for employees missing in hydropower project tunnels after the August 26 floods in the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli river system.
- Minister Biraj Bhakta Shrestha told the House of Representatives that the Nepali Army and foreign experts are assisting in the rescue effort.
- Eleven projects were shut down, while 955 of 1,433 workers at the Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project were rescued safely.
- The government will give dependent families of missing Electricity Authority employees Rs 500,000 in immediate relief and 50 percent salary for six months.
