{"id":18021,"date":"2026-08-30T01:30:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T01:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=18021"},"modified":"2026-08-30T01:30:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T01:30:02","slug":"one-of-biggest-rescue-ops-is-to-save-500-feared-trapped-in-6-hydro-projects-nepals-armed-police-dehradun-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=18021","title":{"rendered":"\u2018One of biggest rescue ops is to save 500 feared trapped in 6 hydro projects\u2019: Nepal\u2019s armed police | Dehradun News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133621817,imgsize-292002,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/nepal-rescue-efforts.jpg\" alt=\"Nepal fights time, terrain to save 500 feared trapped in six hydro projects\" title=\"Nepal's rescue agencies are battling rough weather and terrain to reach over 500 people trapped inside six hydropower projects in flood-hit areas.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Nepal's rescue agencies are battling rough weather and terrain to reach over 500 people trapped inside six hydropower projects in flood-hit areas.\">Nepal&#8217;s rescue agencies are battling rough weather and terrain to reach over 500 people trapped inside six hydropower projects in flood-hit areas.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>DEHRADUN: Rescue agencies in Nepal are battling rough weather and terrain to reach more than 500 people believed to be trapped inside at least six hydro-power projects in the flash flood-hit areas, including the one in Rasuwa district, Nepal\u2019s armed police told <span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">TOI <\/span>on Saturday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The operations at the hydro-power plants are being carried out by the Nepalese army along with Nepal Armed Police Force (NAPF). While the army has deployed around 7,000 troops in the affected areas, NAPF has pressed nearly 4,000 personnel into service.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Speaking with <span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">TOI<\/span>, NAPF spokesperson, deputy inspector general Netra Bahadur Karki, said: \u201cThe agencies\u2019 focus is on the six projects which are upper Trishuli, upper Trishuli-1, Rasuwa hydropower, Trishuli 3A, Chilime Khola and Langtang hydropower projects. <!-- -->The exact number of people trapped inside is yet to be ascertained, but it is believed that at least 500 are stuck.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>The joint teams are working continuously with available resources such as drones to rescue them, Karki said, adding the inclement weather along with road connectivity issues were making their task more difficult.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>\u201cDue to rains, we\u2019d to halt the operation in the morning and resume in the afternoon. Also, the road has been cleared for traffic for four wheelers upto Dhunche in Rasuwa district. Beyond that, only helicopters remain the mode of transport,\u201d the officer said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Adding to the challenges, there are huge boulders and massive slush near hydropower sites, making it difficult to clear exit points to reach out to those trapped, said Karki. \u201cThe current rescue operations are one of the most challenging ones the force has ever taken up&#8230; 13 of our personnel have been missing since the first day of the tragedy.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>A six-year-old girl trapped in slush under a damaged house in Rasuwa\u2019s Timure area was rescued miraculously on Friday evening, Karki further said, adding that \u201cthe child remained under the debris for almost 60 hours before NAPF personnel spotted her due to her whimpers. She was identified as Manisha while her parents are yet to be found.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>Meanwhile, Nepal\u2019s army spokesperson, Brig Gen Rajaram Basnet told <span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">TOI <\/span>Saturday: \u201cPersonnel involved in the rescue operations have to change their modus operandi frequently due to unfavourable weather conditions. Our personnel at Trishuli 3A hydropower tunnel are using drilling machines to locate the tunnel\u2019s exit point amid massive amounts of mud, slush, boulders deposited by the floods&#8230;\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>According to the officer, till 2.30pm on Saturday, the army men had airlifted 208 more people, including 38 Chinese and five Indian nationals, from Rasuwa to safer places.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/dehradun\/one-of-biggest-rescue-ops-is-to-save-500-feared-trapped-in-6-hydro-projects-nepals-armed-police\/articleshow\/133617241.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nepal&#8217;s rescue agencies are battling rough weather and terrain to reach over 500 people trapped inside six hydropower projects in flood-hit areas. 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