JUMLA: The Chukeni hydropower project under construction at Gadigaon of Patarasi rural municipality-1 in Jumla has reached its final stage.

A pride project of the district, work is being carried out to complete it by December, said rural municipality vice-chair Janamaya Rokaya.

According to Engineer Dinesh Thapalia of Alternative Energy Promotion Centre, 85 percent of the project’s power generation work and line extension work has been completed.

It will take another year for the power generated by the project to reach the people’s homes.

The APEC has invested Rs 310 million while the rural municipality and local people have invested Rs 130 million. President of Chukenikhola Cooperatives Society, Gor Bahadur Budha, said that the people had invested Rs. 60 million through shares in the project.

According to Patarasi Rural Municipality, electricity will be generated from the project with a capacity of 998 kilowatts.