Rescuers Work to Free 8 Trapped in Chilime Hydropower Tunnel After Flood

Kathmandu. Security personnel are working to rescue those trapped in the Chilime Hydropower Project in Rasuwa due to the Bhote Koshi flood. Former Energy Minister Kulman Ghising has also been deployed at the project site for rescue coordination.

Rescuers are removing mud and sand accumulated in the main access tunnel leading to the underground powerhouse. Work is underway to build a road to take heavy equipment to the tunnel. Military officials say the road being built from Syaphrubesi to the Chilime tunnel has reached within 30 meters of the tunnel.