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The reconstruction of Mandu Hydropower, which was damaged by the floods in Bagmati due to incessant rains on October 11 and 12, has reached its final stage. According to the project, 77 percent of the reconstruction of hydropower has been completed.
According to the project, there is a plan to produce electricity again by the last week of March. It is said that more than 100 manpower including technicians and laborers have been working in Hydropower for two months.
Rectofitting of the damaged power house has been completed. Installation of equipment inside the powerhouse is going on at a fast pace. Manoj Singh, senior technician of Mandu Hydropower, said that the repair of penstock pipe and the removal of sand and mud from the tunnel has reached its final stage. "The repair of the damaged dam of Bagmati has been completed," he said, "We are repairing it from morning to late night."
The landslide damaged the headworks, powerhouse, penstock pipe and electricity tower of Mandu Hydropower, which is producing electricity by keeping a production house in Bhimfedi Rural Municipality-8 Bagmati Dobhan, Makwanpur.
Chief Operating Officer Sunder Shrestha said that the Bagmati flood has caused damage of more than one billion to Hydropower, which has been producing 22 megawatts of electricity since 2075. "Flood caused unimaginable damage to hydropower, its repair has reached the final stage," he said. The road from Sisneri market to the project site was damaged by the flood. The
project has opened the way to reach the project site by repairing the road. The flood damaged 100 meters of pipe out of 600 meters of penstock. "The work of the penstock pipe has also been completed," said Technician Singh. The work of removing sand and mud has also been completed.' Electricity was produced from Bagmati water in a joint venture between the private sector Mandu Hydropower Company and a Chinese company.
The 55 meter long dam built in Bagmati was also damaged by the flood. It has also been renovated. 12.4 cusecs of water per second flows through the tunnel through the dam. The powerhouse (electric house) is 2440 meters away from the dam built in Bagmati. Nepali technicians and Nepali laborers were used to dig the hydropower tunnel, construct the dam, and install the penstock pipe. According to the project, repair work is also being done by Nepali technicians and workers.
Mandu Hydropower had an agreement with the Nepal Electricity Authority to sell at 4 rupees 40 paisa per unit in rainy season and 8 rupees 40 paisa in winter.
