Hydropower projects have been affected due to the frequent obstruction of the Beni-Darbang road following landslides. As a result of road obstruction, the supply of construction materials and fuel has been affected thus leading to disturbances in the projects, it has been said.

Currently, four hydropower projects and a substation are under construction in Dhawalagiri and Malika rural municipalities. The construction of the 25 megawatts Darbang-Myagdi Khola hydropower project has been halted due to the obstruction of the road, said Project Manager Gopal Regmi. “Transport has been disrupted at the Phaparkhet-Bangepahiro section affecting the supply of explosive and construction materials. As a result, the supply of iron rods used to construct a tunnel has been halted,” he said.

According to the Department of Electricity Development, 13 hydropower projects with a total 238.23 megawatts are under construction, which are based in the Myagdi river and rivulets. The Nepal Electricity Authority is constructing a 132 kV substation at Dandakhet of Malika Rural Municipality-7. The road leading to the 53.5 megawatts Upper Myagdi I, 37 megawatts Upper Myagdi and 57.30 megawatts Myagdikhola hydropower has been disrupted affecting the projects.

Chief of the Infrastructure Development Office, Myagdi, Gurudatta Adhikari said workers and an excavator have been deployed to clear the road for traffic.