KATHMANDU, Sept 9: The Nepali Army has turned to former energy minister Kulman Ghising for technical assistance as rescue efforts continue inside a tunnel at the Chilime Hydropower Company Limited in Rasuwa.
According to Rajendra Awasthi, spokesperson for the Ujyalo Nepal Party, the Army sought Ghising’s assistance as it works to facilitate the rescue operation at the hydropower project.
Rescue operation led by Nepali Army and APF personnel underway...
Awasthi said Ghising, who also served as managing director of the Nepal Electricity Authority, headed to the project site in a vehicle provided by the Chilime Hydropower Company Limited after the Army requested his technical coordination and advice for a team of foreign experts seeking to reach the powerhouse area.
The Army, assisted by foreign experts, has been conducting the rescue operation at the project as efforts continue to locate and rescue people trapped inside the tunnel.
