Kathmandu. The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has decided to provide a compensation of Rs 19.5 million to the employees who were electrocuted during the repair of the transmission line. The meeting of the board of directors of the NEA has decided to provide Rs 19, 78,301 as medical compensation and other compensation to the employees injured while working in the field.

According to Shahi, Sher Bahadur Magar, 25, of Khotang, who was working at Ambote, Melamchi Municipality-10, was injured in an electric accident on March 25, 2008 while replacing the disc pin of the 15 KV transmission line. He was taken to Sushma Koirala Memorial Hospital for treatment. He was taken to Sushma Koirala Memorial Hospital for treatment. He had spent Rs 9,78,301 on the treatment.

According to the Nepal Electricity Authority’s Electricity Compensation By-laws, it has been decided to provide a compensation of Rs 1 million and Rs 9,78,301 for treatment.

Magar has already taken an advance of Rs 10 lakh. Now the remaining Rs 9,78,301 will be given permission to be distributed to the injured through the concerned distribution center as per the bylaws, said member Shahi.