Declaration of the micro, cottage and small industries as a priority sector like agriculture has been demanded in order to build a self-reliant economy and reduce the trade deficit. At a policy-level talks programme organised by the Federation of Nepali Cottage and Small Industries here today, stakeholders pointed out that these types of industries, which […]
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A motorbike rider died in Ichchhakamana rural municipality along the Prithvi Highway after getting hit by a micro van on Sunday.
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MYAGDI, September 6 : A powerhouse for the Darkhola II micro hydropower project at Dhawalagiri Rural Municipality-2 in Myagdi district has been swept away by flood, disconnecting power to the villages.
As a result, property relating to the project worth over Rs 15 million, said the rural municipality chair Thamasara Pun.
Constructed two years ago at a cost of Rs 25 million, 378 houses at Lulang, Khoriya, Merani and Lamsung villages had been availing electricity from the project. Flooding caused by rain on Sunday night washed away a building housing the powerhouse, he said, adding that dams and canals constructed for the project were also damaged in the disaster.
Without electricity, local people have faced difficulties in many ways, said Nagendra Thakur, head teacher of local Lulang basic school.