{"id":401813,"date":"2025-02-12T19:56:53","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T14:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/?p=401813"},"modified":"2025-02-12T19:57:53","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T14:12:53","slug":"babarmahal-area-submerged-after-water-supply-pipe-bursts-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/2025\/02\/12\/401813.html","title":{"rendered":"Babarmahal area submerged after water supply pipe bursts (Photos)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Kathmandu:<\/strong> The Babarmahal area of Kathmandu got waterlogged after a major water supply pipe on the main road burst open.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-401820 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Babarmahal-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Babarmahal-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Babarmahal-1-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Babarmahal-1-768x346.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The incident took place as the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) was conducting horizontal drilling to install underground power supply wires.<\/p>\n<p>Head of Kathmandu Valley Water Supply Project Implementation Directorate, Tika Bahadur Chaudhary, said that a pipe in the major water supply system burst while &#8216;horizontal drilling&#8217; was being conducted for underground electricity supply wire installation.<\/p>\n<p>Although the water distribution valve was closed following the incident, the water has not stopped flowing, he said.<\/p>\n<p>After the pipe burst leading to water logging, the Special Court in Babarmahal as well as surrounding government buildings were submerged along with some vehicles parked in the office premises. The traffic along the section was also affected, leading to long traffic jams.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-401814 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Babarmahal-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Babarmahal-2.png 1024w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Babarmahal-2-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Babarmahal-2-768x346.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-401815 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Babarmahal-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Babarmahal-3.png 1536w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Babarmahal-3-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Babarmahal-3-1024x461.png 1024w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Babarmahal-3-768x346.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-401816 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Babarmahal-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Babarmahal-4.png 768w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Babarmahal-4-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-401817 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Babarmahal-5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Babarmahal-5.png 768w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Babarmahal-5-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-401818 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Babarmahal-6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Babarmahal-6.png 768w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Babarmahal-6-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-401819 \" src=\"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Babarmahal-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"843\" height=\"733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Babarmahal-8.jpg 635w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Babarmahal-8-300x261.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 843px) 100vw, 843px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>(Photo Courtesy: Rom Prasad Thapa)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Head of Kathmandu Valley Water Supply Project Implementation Directorate, Tika Bahadur Chaudhary, said that a pipe in the major water supply system burst while &#8216;horizontal drilling&#8217; 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