Mon, 12 October 2026
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Mon, 12 October 2026
Gorkha, Oct 12: Around 5,000 households of northern Gorkha are living without electricity from Sunday midnight after Budhigandaki flood destroyed the Sirdibas Uhiya micro-hydropower project.
Power supply has been obstructed at Chumnubri rural municipality-3 and 6 after the flash floods damaged the hydropower project, said Hydropower Project Chairperson Sujan Gurung.
Electricity supply has been disrupted at Lokpa, Dungla, Nyak, Philim, Chisapani, Anga, Nagchet, Ghattekhola, Pangsing, Jagat, Salleri, Paiyun, Bhaluban, Sirdibas and Jagat of Chumnubri, he mentioned.
"The flood washed away 12 electric poles and wire. However, power house is safe," added Chairperson Gurung.
Chief Administrative Officer of Chumnubri rural municipality, Narayan Sapkota, stated that locals of these areas have been facing problems as well as administrative activities of the rural municipality has been affected due to disruption of power supply and internet.
There is no situation to reach one village to another village of flood-affected areas in northern Gorkha, shared former Vice-Chairperson of Chumnubri rural municipality, Kumari Gurung.
The flood swept away bridges and roads and almost all villages of northern Gorkha have been facing electricity and internet problems, she opined. The Dharche rural municipality folks have been most hit hard due to flood. Around 4,000 households of all seven wards of the rural municipality are living without power supply after the flood damaged Arughat-based distribution centre of the Nepal Electricity Authority, viewed Chief Administrative Officer, Buddhiram Basnet.
Fifty households of Arughat rural municipality-5 are now without power supply. (RSS)
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