Locals were evacuated to a safe place in coordination with the police and the rural municipality after a landslide caused by continuous rain since Saturday night caused a crack in the ground above the settlement.
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Seven families have been displaced in Tenchhong, Silichong Rural Municipality-1, Sankhuwasabha, due to floods and landslides following incessant rains. After the landslide that occurred with continuous rain since Saturday night caused a crack in the ground above the settlement, the locals have been shifted to a safe place in coordination with the police and the rural municipality.
According to the acting chief of the Sankhuwasabha District Police Office and Police Inspector Dhan Bahadur Rajbanshi, seven families, including Kunti Rai, Dhanpurna Rai, Mangal Bahadur Rai, Suk Prasad Rai, Mira Rai, Dhanman Rai and Arun Sangam Rai, have been displaced. After the incident, a 10-member team led by Deputy Inspector of Police Anil Bhujel has been deployed to the incident site from the District Police Office, and the police have stated that further details of the damage are being collected and monitoring is ongoing.
Meanwhile, Silichong Rural Municipality has issued a statement urging citizens living in vulnerable areas to adopt high alert and move to a safe place if necessary.
Electricity, communication and transport services have been widely affected in the rural municipality due to the floods. According to rural municipality chairman Bhupal Raj Mewahang, teaching and learning has been stopped after the floods in Sisuwakhola damaged two schools.
The army has moved important documents, computer library materials, electronic equipment and furniture from the building of Kalika Secondary School, which was damaged by the landslide, to a safe place, said Nawaraj Basnet, a soldier of the Indra Dal Gulma of the army at the district headquarters.
The road leading to the rural municipality center has been blocked, and central electricity, micro-hydro, internet and communication services have been affected, affecting government service delivery.
The landslide has caused major damage to Kalika Secondary School in Newatar, Silichong-1. 15 classrooms of the school have been damaged and educational materials have also been destroyed. Similarly, teaching and learning at Bageshwori Basic School in Silichong-4 has been suspended indefinitely after the building and educational materials were damaged. According to Chairman Mewahang, a situation has arisen where these schools have to be shifted to a safer place.
All roads and footpaths within the rural municipality have been blocked. Two local micro-hydro projects have been completely damaged, while life has become more difficult as about 70 percent of communication services have been disrupted.
The rural municipality has demanded immediate assistance from the Koshi State Government and the federal government for monitoring the flood and landslide affected areas, safe management of the displaced, relief distribution and rehabilitation. According to Chairman Mewahang, dozens of settlements including Tenchhong, Hoyengla, Chepchewa, Newatar, Yangsim and Gogane are still at high risk of landslides.
Due to continuous rains, many locals have left their homes and taken shelter in safe places en masse. The rural municipality has stated that despite a joint team of local people's representatives, ward offices, rural municipalities, and security agencies deployed to the affected areas, the road blockage has added challenges to relief and rescue operations.
