He informed that the monsoon which has penetrated from the central part of Nepal is now active and it will be very heavy from 7:00 pm today to 8:00 am tomorrow.
Kamal Ram Joshi, Director General of Water and Meteorology Department informed that the districts have been divided into two areas as high risk and high risk and requested to be alert accordingly.
Joshi said that the districts where red alert has been issued are Sunsari, Mahottari, Udaipur, Sirha, Dhanusha, Sarlahi, Rautahat, Bara, Saptari, Parsa, Sindhuli, Kavre, Dolakha, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, Sindhupalchok and Chitwan and said that the government should take action in these areas.
He informed that there will be heavy rain in Bagmati, Gandaki, Lumbini and Madhesh provinces. Physical Infrastructure and Energy Minister Kulman Ghising, speaking in an emergency meeting called on disaster preparedness, said that people living on the river bank should be especially careful.
He informed that the monsoon which has penetrated from the central part of Nepal is now active and it will be a very heavy year from 7:00 pm today to 8:00 am tomorrow.
Similarly, Ilam, Jhapa, Morang, Dhankuta Tehthum, Panchthar, Bhojpur, Khotang, Okhaldhunga, Solukhumvu, Sankhuwasabha, Gorkha, Nawalparasi, East Nawalparasi, Rupandehi and Kapilvastu areas should be on alert till tomorrow morning, he said.
