KATHMANDU, July 23: The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) is to provide Rs 1.571 million as compensation to a child, who lost his both hands when he touched 11 kV electricity transmission line at Tribeni rural municipality-2 of Nawalparasi (Susta East).
The recently held NEA board meeting approved the amount as treatment expenses, compensation. The kid received the electric shock when he touched the transmission line when he was playing at the building of Ama Samuha located at Tribeni rural municipality-2.
Man dies of electric shock
According to the NEA, the amount would be provided to the child's family through NEA's Susta East distribution centre.
Meanwhile, Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Biraj Bhakta Shrestha, said a decision was taken to provide support to the victim child's family based on legal arrangement and past practices.
Minister Shrestha directed the NEA to carry out repair and maintenance of its structures regularly, to increase surveillance in risk-prone areas, to increase security awareness and to make arrangements of providing early information to citizens.
