A landslide that occurred during the construction of a road for a hydropower project in Manewas of Righa-7, Baglung district, has partially blocked the Daram River. This has also shut the Mid-Hill Highway.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Two things to note here of course.\u00a0 First, that once again we see a significant landslide associated with a hydropower project (a point that I make frequently<\/a>) and secondly, that this landslide was triggered by excavation.\u00a0 Interestingly, MyRepublica<\/a> suggests that the problem may have been pipeline construction alongside the road\u00a0 for the HEP plant:-<\/p>\n
According to Badri Sharma, chief division engineer at the mid-hill highway in Baglung, the ‘dry landslide’ was a result of the digging of land along the highway for laying pipes to produce energy\u00a0 by the Daramkhola Hydroelectricity Project Limited.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen they asked for permission, we had told them to lay pipes toward the cliff as the edge of the highway was quite steep, \u201d said Sharma. He informed that clearing the rocks and land will take some time.\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cI have already asked the construction companies and Hydropower project working in along the highway to fix the problem and they assured to make the highway ready in about five-six days,\u201d said Sharma.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Judging by images the landslide itself is quite significant in size (via the Gorkha Post<\/a>):<\/p>\n
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