Gorkha, Nov. 7 -- When the 2015 earthquake affected Nauli Khola Micro Hydropower Project in Gorkha's Dharche, locals were compelled to put their television sets to rest. They had to depend on solar power and tuki (kerosene lamp) for light; some had to walk for nearly an hour to charge their cell phones. "The past four years have been very troublesome," Santa Bahadur Gurung, a local, told the Post.

The locals have now started to repair their electrical appliances that had stopped working after years of disuse, as the central transmission line has started to power the houses. The first round of the transmission has lit up ten houses.

"We have started to watch world news now," said Beli Gurung, who recently repaired her TV set. "The access...