Kathmandu, September 29, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
At least 27 people have been killed and seven injured in floods, landslides, inundation, strong winds and lightning triggered by incessant rainfall across Nepal since September 24, the Prime Minister’s Office said.
Four people have also been reported missing, while 1,065 families have been affected by 513 monsoon-related incidents recorded during the period, according to the latest government figures.
The disasters completely damaged 225 houses and partially damaged another 137. Twenty-seven cattle sheds and 114 livestock were also affected.
The government said rescue, relief and rehabilitation operations had been intensified, with agencies mobilised to repair damaged infrastructure and restore normal life.
Floods and landslides damaged 147 locations along highways and major roads across the country, of which 125 have already been repaired and reopened.
Traffic remains disrupted along the Kaligandaki Corridor in western Nepal because of landslides, road subsidence and damage to bridge approaches in parts of Beni-Jomsom, Palpa, Baglung and Nawalparasi districts. Authorities estimate that restoring the road fully could take more than three days.
The floods have also disrupted electricity supplies. According to government figures, 1,013.2 MW of electricity transmission capacity was affected along the Kaligandaki, Marsyangdi and Seti-Madi river corridors.
Around a dozen hydropower projects along the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli river corridors were also badly damaged following deadly flooding on August 26, which, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, claimed more than 1,400 lives and left around 5,000 people missing.
The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) said it plans to import more than 1,100 MW of electricity from India during the upcoming winter season as domestic generation is expected to decline by around 70 per cent due to lower output from run-of-the-river hydropower projects.
Domestic generation after January is projected at around 1,218 MW against an estimated demand of 2,293 MW.
“That’s why we have planned to import 1,155 MW of electricity from India during the upcoming dry season to manage the power supply,” NEA Managing Director Dirghayu Kumar Shrestha said on Monday.
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