UNDER CONSTRUCTION POWER PLANT DAMAGED BY FLOODS Kathmandu, 1 June: A flood in Maikhola followed by heavy rainfall has damaged the under-construction Mai Hydropower Project in Ilam district. The details of the damage are Awaited. RSS reports from Ilam. Police Inspector Bijaya Shrestha said a team of the police personnel has been deployed from Danabari to inquire about the total loss incurred by the flood . Meanwhile, the continuous rainfall for four days has added difficulties to the vehicular movement in the rural parts of the district. The transportation entrepreneurs said that the flash flood s have damaged the rural roads in the district. Similarly, the maize cultivation in the district has been damaged due to a wind coupled with the rain on Wednesday. The farmers have complained that mature plants of the maize have fallen due to the strong wind, causing a great loss to them. Likewise, power supply has been disrupted since Thursday in the district due to the wind. Three daily newspapers, three FM stations and a weekly newspaper have been directed affected due to power disruption in the district. RSS A flood in Maikhola followed by heavy rainfall has damaged the under-construction Mai Hydropower Project in Ilam district. The details of the damage are awaited. Police Inspector Bijaya Shrestha said a team of the police personnel has been deployed from Danabari to inquire about the total loss incurred by the flood . Meanwhile, the continuous rainfall for four days has added difficulties to the vehicular movement in the rural parts of the district. The transportation entrepreneurs said that the flash flood s have damaged the rural roads in the district. Similarly, the maize cultivation in the district has been damaged due to a wind coupled with the rain on Wednesday. The farmers have complained that mature plants of the maize have fallen due to the strong wind, causing a great loss to them. Likewise, power supply has been disrupted since Thursday in the district due to the wind. Three daily newspapers, three FM stations and a weekly newspaper have been directed affected due to power disruption in the district. Nnnn TAME THOSE TRYING TO DISRUPE VOTE SAYS KOIRALA Kathmandu, 1 June:: Nepali Congress (NC) President Sushil Koirala has said that the country is in need of peace, stability, democracy and development, and election is the way that could address the national needs. RSS reports.. Talking to journalists after a tea reception organized in the capital on Saturday, President Koirala said that the NC would not leave any stone unturned for the cause of peace, stability and democracy and it also would be able to give alternative to that end. The NC Chief went on to say that people will tame those maneuvering to disrupt the electoral process as election is the only alternative to address current political problems. "People should respond accordingly if any unscrupulous element opts for disrupting the election process. Therefore, all political parties should take part in the election if they are committed to peace, stability, democracy and development," Koirala noted. Responding to a query about increasing doubt whether election will take place in the country, he replied that election is a chance to break the current political impasse so that it is sure to take place. "The country has witnessed growing irregularities in development works and mismanagement of budget in the absence of election for long," he said, adding that the election is a must to address people's aspirations to exercise their democratic rights. Hinting at the CPN-Maoist's deferral for registering party in the Election Commission (EC), President Koirala expressed the hope that they would get the Maoist on board after holding dialogue with them as this is not a final deadline for the parties to get registered in the EC. The solution to this effect could be explored through consensus among the political parties since the election date is yet to be declared, he added. He reiterated the Congress's stance on the provision of voters' threshold and the number of CA members at 491, stating that it could also be a matter of discussion for consensus once the taskforce furnished recommendation in this respect. The NC President also expressed the confidence that the political parties will come to a point after the high-level political meeting on June 3. nnnn