Flooded and Forgotten: Nepal's Hydroelectric Dreams Dashed by Catastrophe Devastating floods swept through Nepal's remote valleys, claiming hundreds of lives and threatening to upend the country's ambitious plans for hydroelectric power generation.
The tragedy has raised uncomfortable questions about the risks and rewards of large scale infrastructure projects in disaster prone regions.
The Upper Trishuli 1 project, almost complete when the floods struck, was a prime example of these tensions.