KATHMANDU, Sept 3: Two bodies have been recovered from a tunnel of the Langtang Khola Hydropower Project in Rasuwa.
Project General Manager Bijay Mani Bhattarai said a Nepali Army rescue team retrieved the two bodies from inside the tunnel. The identities of the deceased have yet to be established.
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Earlier, a government rescue team had attempted to enter the tunnel through its main passage but was unable to proceed after reaching about 100 meters inside.
A search and rescue team comprising project technicians subsequently entered the tunnel and found the bodies at a point approximately 150 meters inside, according to Bhattarai.
Of the 60 employees working at the 20-megawatt Langtang Khola Hydropower Project, 25 remain out of contact.
