Kathmandu, Sept. 14 -- Joint Indian and Nepali rescue teams continue to navigate severe environmental obstacles inside the Chilime Hydropower Project tunnel in Rasuwa, deploying excavators, loaders, and mud pumps to clear blocked sections and reach the underground powerhouse.

Updating on the progress of the joint operations in the flood-hit neighbour country, India's Ambassador to Nepal, Naveen Srivastava, highlighted that rescue personnel are overcoming unexpected hurdles as they move deeper into the structure.

"Chilime Tunnel Rescue update: India & Nepal joint team continued their work in tandem to clean up the remaining blocked portion of the tunnel with excavators and loaders," Ambassador Srivastava wrote on X.

"There were unexpect...