Still. Seven hydropower projects are under construction through the 140-MW Tanahu Hydropower Project at Rishing rural municipality-1, Jhaputar. Seven projects under community responsibility are under construction in the affected areas of the project.

Project chief Shyamji Bhandari informed that two projects were completed in the month of April. According to him, construction of drain on Kilchowk branch road at Myagde rural municipality-3 and improvement of drinking water source and pipe improvement project at Rishing rural municipality-1 have been completed.

So far, 96 projects have been completed in the affected areas through the project. According to Bhandari, community development and livelihood rehabilitation programmes have been implemented in the affected areas through consumer committees under the project’s community development programme. The projects run by the consumer committees are regularly monitored by the Environmental and Social Management Service Providers.

Construction of Phedikhola motorable bridge at Bhimad Municipality-5, construction of Phedikhola motorable bridge at Bhimad Municipality-5, construction of four suspension bridges at Chulasi, Tunibote, Blang and Tutuwa over Seti River linking Rishing Rural Municipality and Myagde Rural Municipality and construction of a concrete bridge over Bantang River at Bhimad Municipality-5. Likewise, construction of a wall for community building at Phulbari of Myagde rural municipality-5 and construction of a building of Deepak Secondary School at Gairakhudi of Rishing rural municipality-1 are going on.

According to Bhandari, the social work has been prioritized as the community has an important role in the construction of the project. “We are working to complete the project by collaborating with the community,” he said. ”

Under package 1, construction of headworks including dam, main tunnel, powerhouse and related equipments under package 2 and construction of 220 kV Damauli-Bharatpur transmission line under package 3 is under going on.