FLOOD DAMAGES HYDEL PROJECT IN ILAM

A flood in Maikhola followed by heavy rainfall has damaged the under-construction Mai Hydropower Project in Ilam district. The details of the damage are awaited.

Police Inspector Bijaya Shrestha said a team of the police personnel has been deployed from Danabari to inquire about the total loss incurred by the flood.

Meanwhile, the continuous rainfall for four days has added difficulties to the vehicular movement in the rural parts of the district.

The transportation entrepreneurs said that the flashfloods have damaged the rural roads in the district.

Similarly, the maize cultivation in the district has been damaged due to a wind coupled with the rain on Wednesday. The farmers have complained that mature plants of the maize have fallen due to the strong wind, causing a great loss to them.

Likewise, power supply has been disrupted since Thursday in the district due to the wind. Three daily newspapers, three FM stations and a weekly newspaper have been directed affected due to power disruption in the district.

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