Kathmandu, Feb. 12 -- Premises of Kathmandu District and Special Court along with other governmental offices were inundated on Wednesdsay as a drinking water supply pipeline ruptured, officials said.

A part of road at Babarbamahal in Kathmandu collapsed following rupture of Melamchi Water Supply inundating two courts and the Forestry Complex along other surrounding buildings. The road section collapsed as water gushed out to surface inviting disaster response team to rescue those stranded.

Tika Chaudhary, head of the Melamchi Water Supply Project implementation unit, stated that the rupture occurred during the underground cable-laying work by the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA).

"The NEA's drilling work damaged our pipeline, leading ...