Archive · 30 Aug 2026
934 People Linked to Nepal Hydropower Projects Remain Missing
Floods affected parts of Nepal on August 26.
After the floods, 934 people connected to hydropower projects could not be contacted.
These projects are in the districts of Rasuwa and Nuwakot.
Six projects in Rasuwa are linked to 730 of the people.
Five projects in Nuwakot are linked to the other 204 people.
The information was provided by the Independent Power Producers’ Association, Nepal.
The flooding happened in the Bhote Koshi River.
Officials and others are concerned because the people’s whereabouts are still unknown.
A total of 934 people associated with 11 hydropower projects remain out of contact in Nepal.
The people were linked to projects in the flood-affected districts of Rasuwa and Nuwakot.
The Independent Power Producers’ Association, Nepal, reported the figures.
Rasuwa accounts for 730 people associated with six hydropower projects.
Nuwakot accounts for 204 people linked to five projects after August 26 floods in the Bhote Koshi River.
- Who
- 934 people associated with 11 hydropower projects, according to the Independent Power Producers’ Association, Nepal.
- What
- The people have remained out of contact.
- When
- Following floods on August 26.
- Where
- Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts in Nepal, after flooding in the Bhote Koshi River.
- Why
- They became out of contact after the devastating floods.
- People out of contact
- 934
- Hydropower projects involved
- 11
- Rasuwa projects and people
- Six projects; 730 people
- Nuwakot projects and people
- Five projects; 204 people
- Flood date
- August 26
- Affected river
- Bhote Koshi River
- Reporting organization
- Independent Power Producers’ Association, Nepal