Continuous flood damages bridge; road and hydropower projects

The flood-swollen Feme rivulet which flows through the Fidim municipality has caused damages in multiple areas. The monsoon-rain triggered a flood that continued since Sunday evening through Monday afternoon has risked the Feme rivulet bridge along the Fidim-Falot road.

With perpetual erosion of land in the western part, the 25-meter-long bridge has come to a vulnerable condition. Flood has swept away over half a portion of land across the main pillar increasing risk to the bridge infrastructure.

Likewise, landslides caused by the flood-fed rivulet in the surrounds of the bridge and at Fidim municipality-1, Malbanse have obstructed the Fidim-Falot road section. The municipality is trying to clear off the landslide debris from the road.

Landslides occurred in the Namdu rivulet at Fidim-7 halted the traffic along the Fidim-Ranitar-Lungrupa road section. The municipality and locals are putting their efforts to resume the traffic operation.

Meanwhile, flood-fed Feme rivulet has also caused damages to three micro hydel projects at Fidim. The power generation from the projects has come to a halt with the flood sweeping away the projects’ pipelines.

Continuous floods have caused damages to the Feme rivulet micro-hydropower project and the other two projects of BK hydropower said the chief of the District Police Office Panchthar DSP Siddharaj Neupane. Floods have taken away around the 70-meter pipeline of the projects and also triggered damages to their causeways.

Floods have caused the obstruction of around 250-KW electricity from the three projects.