Archive · 28 Aug 2026
Jharkhand Family Seeks Help To Trace Man Stranded In Nepal
Mahendra Vishwakarma went to Nepal for work about two months ago.
He was working on a hydropower project near Kathmandu.
His family last spoke with him on August 25.
He called again the next morning, but his wife could not answer.
Since then, the family has not been able to reach him.
Nepal has been hit by serious floods.
His wife asked officials to find him and help him return or make contact.
Police said they were sending the family’s request to senior officials.
Mahendra Vishwakarma of Palamu went to Nepal two months ago to work on a hydropower project.
His family last spoke with him on August 25 and has been unable to contact him since August 26.
Mahendra’s wife submitted an application at a police station seeking help to trace and rescue him.
Palamu police said the application was being forwarded to higher officials through appropriate channels.
Floods triggered by an ice-rock landslide have affected Nepal, with at least 547 deaths reported by disaster management authorities.
- Who
- Mahendra Vishwakarma, a worker from Barwadih village in Jharkhand’s Palamu district, has become unreachable; his wife and father sought official help.
- What
- The family asked authorities to trace and rescue Mahendra, who is stranded in flood-hit Nepal.
- When
- He was last successfully contacted on August 25; his wife received an unanswered call from him on the morning of August 26, and she submitted an application on Thursday. The report is dated August 28.
- Where
- Mahendra was working at ANDRITZ Hydropower Pvt Ltd in Baneshwar, Kathmandu, Nepal; his family is in Palamu, Jharkhand.
- Why
- Floods in Nepal disrupted contact, prompting the family to seek intervention from police and district and state authorities.
- Person stranded
- Mahendra Vishwakarma of Barwadih village, Palamu district, Jharkhand
- Occupation in Nepal
- Worker on a hydropower project at ANDRITZ Hydropower Pvt Ltd
- Last contact
- August 25 at about 9:30 pm; an attempted call was received at about 8:07 am the next morning
- Family action
- Kalavati Devi submitted an application at a police station seeking help to trace him
- Police response
- Palamu Superintendent of Police Kapil Chaudhary said the application was being forwarded to higher officials
- Flood impact
- Nepal’s floods affected several districts and left at least 547 people dead, according to disaster management authorities
- Earlier reported case
- A 41-year-old man from Ranchi was also reported stranded in Nepal while working on a hydropower project