Construction of three hydropower projects has begun in Dhaulagiri Rural Municipality-4, Mudi of Myagdi district.

Construction of three hydropower projects with a capacity of 155 megawatts began on the Myagdi River flowing from the foothills of Mt Dhaulagiri.

The 53.5 megawatt Upper Myagdi-I, the 65 megawatt Myagdi Khola Hydropower Project and 37 megawatt Upper Myagdi Hydropower Project are the projects to see the start of construction.

Dhaulagiri Rural Municipality Chairman Prem Prasad Pun said that construction work has progressed on three projects out of the eight hydropower projects registered along the Myagdi River and its tributaries Gurja and Mudi rivers.

The Upper Myagdi-1 Hydropower Project, which will have a dam in Khamla of Mudi and a power house in Malika Rural Municipality-7, Bharbang, has completed the construction of the access road and has started construction of the tunnel and dam infrastructure, said Project Chief Jyoti Kumar KC.

The 65-megawatt Myagdikhola Hydropower Project, which will have a dam in Mudi and a power house in Jeltung, has constructed the access road to the power house. Preparations are being made to build infrastructure and construct a tunnel for the power house in Jeltung, which is six kilometers from Naura.

Project Chief KC said that preparations are being made to proceed simultaneously with the construction of the tunnel and the expansion of the access road from the power house to the dam.

The 37-megawatt Upper Myagdi Hydropower Project in Mudikai has also completed the construction of the access road and is preparing to construct the tunnel, shared Managing Director of the project, Jit Bahadur Gharti.

With the introduction of hydropower projects, road access has been provided to remote settlements such as Khamla, Naura, Khibang Bagar and others in the district.