गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Arun III hydropower worker dies, two injured Nepal Arun III hydropower worker dies, two injured KathmanduPati May 03, 2023 KATHMANDU – A worker hired for the under-construction 900-megawatt Arun III Hydropower Project died after he was hit by a falling rock inside the project’s audit-2 tunnel at Amarang of Makalu rural municipality-5. The deceased has been identified as Prem Rai, 27, of Silichong rural municipality-5. District Police Office Sankhuwasabha said the incident occurred last night and Rai breathed his last this morning amidst the treatment at Sankhuwasabha District Hospital. Others two are injured in the incident and they are Samamati Walita, 23 and Saimuddin Ali, 23 from Guwahati, India. They are under medical treatment at the District Hospital. Over 300 workers including from India have been hired for the project. The lack of a health facility at the project site has caused problems for them during health emergency. In some cases, they are likely to face life-threatening circumstances in absence of timely treatment. In addition to this, workers demand regular health-checkup services for them. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Flood relief funds reach Rs 17.54 billion Landslide suspected as cause of deadly Budhi Gandaki flood Flood sweeps away six bridges, 10 people missing Flood sweeps away 35 homes in riverside villages Flash flood sweeps away riverside bazaar and hydropower camp When Nepal Goes Offline Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around Police make a woman public in connection to Gongabu murder case This time’s Teej, social distancing please! Namrata is Miss Nepal 2020 Nepal Army’s Brigadier General Bigyan Dev Pandey gets promoted to Major General The FinCEN Files: Nepali banks and companies transact billions of rupees through dubious channels Asheem Man Singh Basnyat: We can evolve as a company to better suit a post-covid world
