Nepal has been deeply affected by the recent natural calamity. And at this difficult moment, we have a simple message for the world:
NEPAL IS NOT CLOSED.
This is a time to stand with Nepal.
This is a time to visit Nepal.
Nepal is calling.
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Most people watching the Trishuli hydropower tunnel rescue are seeing “workers trapped inside a hydropower tunnel.”
But I wanted to understand what rescuers are actually trying to reach after Nepal Flood.
This is roughly how Upper Trishuli-1 is laid out.
It isn't simply a hole going into a mountain.
Water travels through a ~9.7 km underground headrace tunnel, connects to the pressure system, reaches an underground powerhouse, and eventually returns to the river.
Now imagine that underground system after a massive flood and debris flow.
The entrance can be buried.
Access can be blocked.
And somewhere beyond that entrance, there can be kilometres of mountain between the rescuers and the people they're trying to reach.
That's the part I hadn't understood when I first saw the rescue news.
We see rescuers working at an entrance and think:
“Why can't they just go inside?”
But what if the entrance itself is the problem?
And if mud and debris have entered the system, how far inside has it travelled?
Could the tunnel still be physically passable?
Could air, water, electricity or structural damage become additional problems deeper inside?
I don't know the answers.
If you understand hydropower tunnels, underground construction or disaster rescue, what do you think is the biggest challenge once a tunnel like this is hit by a flood?
Note - The diagram is a simplified illustration of the project layout, not a map showing the exact location of trapped workers.
Nepal's foreign minister said the country will raise the matter of the flooding disaster internationally as a climate justice issue https://t.co/ot3gMqMaAZ
e-Book of Condolence
The Embassy of Nepal in New Delhi has opened an e-Book of Condolence for those wishing to express their condolences and solidarity following the recent devastating floods in Nepal.
Messages may be submitted through the link below or by scanning the QR code.
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