Archived event
The geotechnical trap inside Nepal’s hydropower tunnels
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Nepal Army team at the Rasuwagadhi Hydropower tunnel. On August 26, catastrophic debris flows swept down the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli river corridors , exposing severe vulnerabilities in Himalayan hydropower infrastructure.