Kathmandu — Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Deepak Khadka, has stated that around 260 megawatts of electricity has been disconnected from the national transmission system due to the recent flood in Rasuwa.
In today’s meeting of the National Assembly, Minister Khadka presented a proposal stating, “Let the Water Resources Bill, 2081, received with a message from the House of Representatives, be considered.” The assembly unanimously approved the proposal.
Before presenting the proposal, Minister Khadka informed that the flood in Rasuwa on Tuesday damaged key hydropower projects and transmission infrastructure operating along the Trishuli River corridor, resulting in the disconnection of about 260 megawatts of electricity from the national transmission system. According to him, the 111-megawatt Rasuwagadhi Hydropower Project, the 22-megawatt Chilime Hydropower Project, the 21-megawatt Trishuli Hydropower Project, and the 14-megawatt Devighat Project have been disrupted due to the flood.
Minister Khadka stated that the primary cause of the flood is initially suspected to be the outburst from a glacial lake located in the upper catchment area, rather than rainfall. “It has been confirmed through the Sentinel Asia platform that a super glacier in the Lende River area within the Rasuwa–Tibet region of the Himalayas shrank from 0.75 square kilometers to 0.60 square kilometers before the incident,” the minister said.
Source: Kantipur
