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Kulekhani Hydropower Project will now operate only during critical times since the water level has diminished in the Kulekhani Reservoir, the only reservoir-based project in the country located at Indrasarovar of Makwanpur district. The water level in Indrasarovar is 1,485.01 metres above sea level and it can collect water up to a height of 1,530 metres above sea level. According to Kulekhani I Hydropower Centre head Tara Dutta Bhatta, the water level of Indrosarovar was measured at 1,484.95 metres above sea level on Monday. He informed that earlier the water level had decreased in 2001. Since, the water level has decreased at present, electricity will be generated only during emergencies, he added.