NEA working on disaster preparedness

KATHMANDU: JUNE 26 – The Nepal Electricity Authority has worked on disaster preparedness along with essential human resources for addressing any incident of disruption in power supply caused by floods and landslides. The road from Syafrubesi to Rasuwagadhi usually experiences landslides leading to disruption of power supply during monsoon every year.

As a result, the NEA, Rasuwa has maintained stock of electricity poles and power cables in case immediate replacement is required along the way. The regular power supply is a must to operate machines required to maintain records at the customs point with neighbouring China and to the under-construction 111 MW, Rasuwagadhi hydropower project said NEA Rasuwa chief Prem Bahadur Bhandari.