Tanahun Hydropower: Affected get compensation

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Tanahu. Compensation has been provided to 101 families affected during the construction of the Tanahu Hydroelectric Project, a 140 MW capacity project under construction in Rishing Rural Municipality-1.

According to Project Chief Shyamji Bhandari, a total of 118 families, including 98 from Rishing Rural Municipality-1 and 20 from the Beten area of Byas Municipality-5, were to receive compensation. In the first phase, compensation was provided to 101 families. He mentioned that the compensation amount ranged from a maximum of NPR 300,000 to a minimum of NPR 10,000.

Under the first package of the project, construction work, including the dam, is ongoing. Water collected at the dam foundation site has been drained, and a tower crane has been installed. Project Chief Bhandari stated, “Drilling and concreting work is ongoing in the lower coastal area of the dam construction site.”

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