A flood in the Budhi Gandaki River swept away a camp building belonging to the under-construction 341-megawatt Budhi Gandaki Hydropower Project in Gorkha on the morning of October 11, 2026. The building, located at Salleri in Chumanubri Rural Municipality-3, was among several structures and bridges reported washed away by the rising river and related floodwaters. No casualties were reported in the accounts of the incident.
Flood damages multiple project sites
The camp at Salleri was not the only infrastructure affected. The flood also swept away a bailey bridge and houses associated with the Dobhan Khola Hydropower Project. At Yaru Khola, a bailey bridge and buildings were also carried away. The reported damage therefore extended across several locations, affecting facilities connected with hydropower projects in the area.
The reports described losses to buildings and crossings, but did not provide a full inventory of the damage or an estimate of the cost. They also did not state how many people were staying at the Budhi Gandaki project camp when the flood struck. While no casualties were reported, the available accounts did not give further details about possible injuries or displacement.
Budhi Gandaki project camp washed away
The destroyed camp building served the Budhi Gandaki Hydropower Project, which is under construction and has a planned capacity of 341 megawatts. Its location at Salleri places the reported damage within Chumanubri Rural Municipality-3, in Gorkha district. The incident brings attention to the physical infrastructure at the project site, where the camp building was among the structures swept away by the river flood.
The reported losses at Dobhan Khola and Yaru Khola involved both bridges and buildings. Bailey bridges are among the crossings identified in the reports, with one at the Dobhan Khola Hydropower Project and another at Yaru Khola swept away. The reports did not specify whether these crossings were being used by workers, local residents or project vehicles, nor did they describe the effect of their loss on access to the sites.
No casualties reported
Although the flood swept away buildings and bridges at multiple locations, no casualties were reported in the articles covering the incident. The reports did not provide details about the flood's cause, its duration or the water level, and they did not say whether additional structures were at risk. They also did not include information on the next steps for assessing or repairing the damaged infrastructure.
The confirmed details point to substantial physical disruption at the project camp and at the other named locations, but the extent of the overall impact remains unclear from the reports. No project timeline, construction status beyond the description of the Budhi Gandaki scheme as under construction, or estimate of delays was provided. The incident was reported as a flood affecting the Budhi Gandaki River area on the morning of October 11, with damage recorded at Salleri, Dobhan Khola and Yaru Khola.
