Construction began in February 2011 . Sinohydro is managing construction . The Nepalese Army was mobilized to provide security to the site in 2012 , after it was reportedly threatened by vandalism and threats to construction staff and foreign workers . Work was disrupted by the April 2015 Nepal earthquake , after which over 200 Chinese workers were evacuated . Work was disrupted throughout the construction project by labor strikes . The earthquake also caused damage to roads and bridges and buried the troop barracks at the site
April 2015 Nepal earthquake
April 2015 Nepal earthquake
Upper Tamakoshi Hydroelectric Project