Myagdi. Electricity supply has been restored to all places in Myagdi district which were affected by last month’s floods and landslides.
Nepal Electricity Authority’s Beni and Tatopani distribution centers have restored power supply by repairing structures such as transmission lines and branch lines that were damaged by the flood. Satyanarayan Gami, the head of the Beni distribution center of the authority, informed that the lights were switched on in the most affected Annapurna rural municipality-5 Paudhar on Saturday. “In many places, we provided electricity within two to three days. In Paudhar, Giwang, Kindu areas, without even mentioning the time of the festival, the employees and workers were mobilized until the night during Dasain,” he said.
There are 24,490 customers including Mallaj, Waribeni of Jaljala Rural Municipality of Parbat through Milanchok substation under Myagdi distribution center. Under Tatopani distribution center, electricity is supplied to Mustang including Ward No. 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Annapurna Rural Municipality.
The landslide had damaged the 33/11 KV transmission, 250 poles of the distribution line and the wires stretched there. Gami, the head of Beni distribution center of the authority, informed that the total damage was Rs. 15 million. Ramche and Histan of Annapurna Rural Municipality have been supplied with electricity from Jaljala Rural Municipality-5 Lakephant of Parbat. Electricity was supplied to this area earlier from Mahbhir side.
Gami, head of Beni distribution center, said that after the transformer transported by helicopter to Paudhar did not work, electricity was supplied from Ghar village. After the electricity supply started, the life of people in the rural areas has started to become easier.