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Flood Sweeps Away Power House Of A Hydro Project

Flood Sweeps Away Power House Of A Hydro Project
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The Kalung rivulet of Jaimini Municipality-9, Paiyuthanthap swept away dam and power house of the Upper Kalungkhola Hydropower Project.

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Balewa (Baglung)- The Kalung rivulet of Jaimini Municipality-9, Paiyuthanthap swept away dam and power house of the Upper Kalungkhola Hydropower Project. 

Ganga Acharya, a local, told RSS that the flooding this morning took away the dam along with the power house of the project. 

The flood also swept away the Steel Bridge that was constructed last year at the cost of Rs 3.5 million, Acharya informed. 

The natural disaster caused damage to the transformer of central power transmission line, disrupting power supply to a total of 130 households in Paiyuthanthap. 

Two families of Khareyabot, Paiyuthanthap were displaced due to flood. Seven families are at risk of floods and landslides, Acharya informed. 

Flood has also induced damage to the paddy planted on the banks of the rivulet.