Political power may come out of the barrel of a gun, but hydropower must still come out of a turbine. Even in Maoland. The tiny 25-kilowatt hydropower unit at Khola Gaon, Seti Gaad in Rukum was built by local Maoists last year after they blew up the 150 kW Bijeswori hydro at Chaurjhari. The Rs 150,000 plant supplies power to 15 households. Security forces personnel visited the plant twice but did not blow it up as the Maoists would have done because they thought it was creative work.