MYAGDI: The Mistrikhola Hydropower Project has been rapidly expanding its infrastructure development in Narchyang of Annapurna Rural Municipality-4 in Myagdi district.

The 42-megawatt (MW) project undertaken by the Robust Energy Pvt Ltd has been speeded up its construction work for the past 16 months.

The hydro project that has been building its dam on the confluence of the Nilgiri and Dhalemdi rivers will channel the river water through a 2,300-metre long tunnel and release it into the power station that will be located on the Kaligandaki river bank along the Besigaun stretch of Narchyang through a 287-metre head.

The construction overseen by the High Himal Hydro Construction has already built 958-metre long tunnel, informed Diwakar Khadka, the Residential Engineer at the Hydro Consult Engineering.

The project that started its construction in June, 2016, aims to generate electric power by February 2019.

The project will cost an estimated Rs 5.5 billion.

The company has also constructed six-kilometer road stretch and three motorable bridges in Purvanarchyang area, under the project.