2081 The landslide after the incessant rains in the second week of October caused the highest loss of life in Bagmati province in Kavrepalanchok.
About seven months after the incident, the government has started a detailed damage assessment of private residences in Roshi Rural Municipality, which has suffered the most loss of life.
Minister of Home Affairs Ramesh Akhtar has started it from Roshi rural municipality-2 Narayanatar on Wednesday. He started a detailed damage assessment by providing damage assessment letters to the three victims of Ward No. 2 of the municipality.
On that day, the local victims, Dhansingh Lama, Rajan Bohora Chhetri and Shubhadra Century received a letter from the Home Minister. In that incident, the work was initiated from Roshi rural municipality, which was highly affected, and now all the affected municipalities should be assessed in this way.
Before giving the Nissa to the victims, the author observed the flood-affected Narayanatar. Acknowledging that it was late to start the reconstruction work of the flood victims, the Home Minister informed that the government will gradually provide grants of 50,000 for the construction of temporary housing and 50,000 for the construction of permanent houses.
Government released 7.35 million in Kavre for construction of temporary housing only on Wednesday, while 18 technicians have been assigned for detailed damage assessment in Kavrepalanchok. Special attention has been drawn to the local people's representative and chief district officer for its facilitation.
Five hundred and sixty-three houses have been damaged in Roshi Rural Municipality. Damage assessment work has been started by forming three clusters in Roshi. The municipality will start the work only after the technician looks at the damage and determines the details.
Chief District Officer Umesh Kumar Dhakal says that since it is easy to start the reconstruction work in the district after the detailed damage assessment from the landslide, he is confident that it will speed up. "Now, we believe that the government will be able to assist in the construction of private houses in the affected areas as well as bridges, physical structures, embankments and other infrastructure," said Dhakal.
Dinesh Bhatt, CEO of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, says that if the victims want to build temporary and permanent housing at the same time, it is also possible, but for that, a detailed damage assessment should be mandatory. He says, 'Previously, the local level has entered the portal of the authority and now it will be easier for more effective relief/grant from the complete damage assessment.'
Nepali Congress central member Shiv Prasad Humagai said that only temporary and permanent housing can be built if the road leading to Roshi can be built before the coming rains.
81 people died in Kavrepalanchok due to landslides, while six people are still listed as missing. Here, physical structures worth billions, bridges, hospitals, schools, museums, etc. were damaged by the flood. Out of the 13 local levels of the district, Roshi area of Panauti municipality and Roshi and Bethanchok villages suffered the most damage due to flood.
