KASKI, AUG 02 - Locals of Bhadauretamagi-5 in Kaski district are having sleepless nights after the landslides near Simpani cliff and flood in Harpankhola which has been eroding the land after the incessant rainfall.
Six persons were buried to death on Thursday when a massive landslide swept away 10 houses at Bhadauretamagi, which lies west of famous Phewa Lake. Most of the people were killed in the landslide after they climbed to higher places after the flooded Harpankhola burst its banks and entered the settlement.
Meanwhile, the body of seven-year old Samir Parajuli was retrieved on Saturday, but two persons are still missing in the area.
Upendra Parajuli, a local, said they are unable to stay inside the home during rainfall. “We are taking shelter on a nearby hill,” he said, adding that the incessant rain was fuelling their fear.
In fact, the entire settlement remains under threat, added another local Bhanu Parajuli. “We are unable to sleep at night,” he said.
Around 20 houses and a large swathe of farmland in areas near Harpankhola have been destroyed by the flood and landslides, according to the local authorities. “We are collecting the details of destruction,” said Chief District Officer Krishna Bahadur.
The locals said the floods and landslides have swept away around 300 ropanies of farmland at Bhadaure-5. Local Devilal Bhandari said around 100 ropanies of green farmlands had been turned into a desert.
Nine Tehrathum villages at high landslip risk
TEHRATHUM: Around 15 settlements in nine VDCs of Terathum district are under threat of landslides after the incessant rainfall. District Disaster Relief Committee (DDRC) and District Red Cross Society has declared the VDCs landslides prone areas. The committee has put Basantapur, Aangdim, Ambung, Ishibu, Jirikhimti, Khamlalung, Oyakjung, Phulek and Sungnam areas on high alert over possible threat of floods and landslides.
Families displaced by Jure landslide left in lurch
Rishiram Poudel, Jure (Sindhupalchok)
Victims of the Jure landslide that killed 145 people and rendered scores homeless on August 2 last year are still left in lurch.
Sixty-seven families displaced by the massive landslide have been living in pitiable condition as the government failed to come up with a concrete plan for their resettlement a year after the disaster. Immediately after the incident, the government had announced to provide relief and pledged resettlement.
“We are compelled to stay under these tent. The plight of many families is the same,” said Chandraman Tamang, who lost his parents and a child in the nature’s fury last year. He said that he did not have any hope of receiving support from the government.
Moreover, victims are enraged as the government did not give permission to utilise the amount collected in the name of Jure Landslide Relief Fund. Around Rs 22 million was collected at the local level as individuals and local organisations donated generously for the cause. But the fund meant for the victims of the catastrophic landslide has been sitting idle at the District Disaster Management Committee (DDMC).
According to the committee, they have been unable to utilise the funds to provide relief and compensation to the landslide victims and rehabilitate them since the Ministry of Home Affairs has not given its permission yet.
“A plan has been made at the local level over the distribution of the funds to the victims. But we cannot implement it unless there is a decision from the centre,” said Chief District Officer Balabhadra Giri.
The massive landslide on August 2 had blocked the river and formed a lake at Jure in Mankha VDC, destroying a kilometre section of Arniko Highway.
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