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| Lawyers of Supreme Court on Sunday performs their daily work from a tents after a devastating earthquake that hits many parts of Nepal killing thousands of people and damaged houses and buildings. Photo: Kumar Shrestha, RSS |
Biratnagar, May 24: The Biratnagar Sub-Metropolitan City has initiated action against three hospitals for directly disposing the human waste into the nearby canal.
The hospitals are Golden Hospital, Shree Hospital and RK Hospital at the metropolitan city. The action was initiated after the locals complained that the hospitals were found throwing away human waste generated inside the hospital into the nearby canal and polluting it and the local environment. RSS
Aarati to provide zinc sheets in subsidized rate to quake survivors
Pathari (Morang), May 24: The Aarati Strips, a multinational company located in Biratnagar, is to provide zinc corrugated sheets in a subsidized rate to quake survivors in Nepal. The company exports zinc corrugated sheets worth Rs 6 billion to India annually.
The company has determined the retail price of each bundle of zinc sheets along with tax from Rs 2,890 to Rs 8,436 based on the gage of the sheets. The company has been producing 300 metric tonnes of zinc sheets every day. A total 400 Nepali workers are working in the company factory.
It may be noted that in present situation where there is high demand for corrugated zinc sheets in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake, the government has prohibited the export of zinc sheets. RSS
One dies after a house collapsed in Jiri due to Saturday storm
Jiri, May 24: A person died on the spot and two others were injured after a house collapsed in Jiri due to the storm on Saturday.
The deceased has been identified as Mahesh Mahato, 38, a permanent resident of Sabaila VDC in Dhanusha district, who was involved in the trade of construction materials in Jiri bazaar.
The house already dilapidated in the recent earthquake belonged to Nurbu Sherpa of Jiri Municipality. Mahato was living as a tenant in the house.
Rajan Mahato, son of Mahesh, who was also in the house, escaped unhurt. However, Keshar Kari of Jiri-5 and Shyam Shrestha of Phasku VDC were buried in the house and injured. Injured Keshar and Shyam are undergoing treatment at Jiri Hospital, said police.
Sub Inspector at the Area Police Office, Jiri, Prem Karki, said that the body of Mahato has been sent to his home district Dhanusha following the necessary legal procedures. RSS
Kidney dialysis machine provided to quake survivors
Kathmandu, May 24: Fresenius Medical Care, Germany, has donated five dialysis machines to Nepal to support the earthquake survivors, in particular those suffering from kidney failure due to cross injuries in the quake and subsequent aftershocks.
Chairman of the Health Care Foundation Nepal Krishna Acharya formally handed over the dialysis machines worth around 60,000 US dollars through Health Care Foundation Nepal, National Kidney Treatment Centre, to Dr Gunraj Lohani, Spokesperson and Chief of Medical Service Division of the Ministry of Health and Population at a function held here today.
Dr Lohani in turn handed over the machines to Nepal Society of Nephrology to use in the dialysis of the kidney patients. Receiving the support, Vice-president of the Society Dr Rajendra Agrawal said the machines would be used for the dialysis of the patients at Bir Hospital and Tribhuwan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj. The two hospitals have recently been witnessing influx of kidney patients arriving for dialysis of their kidneys, following the April 25 earthquake and aftershocks. RSS
Landslide into the Kaligandaki river creates an artificial pond: 26 houses buried, dozens of settlements at risk
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Myagdi, May 24: An artificial pond has been created after the Kaligandaki river got clogged by landslides in Baisari, on the border of Bhagawati and Ramche VDCs of Myagdi since this morning.
The land slip has already buried 26 houses in Besauri while dozen more settlements are at risk of being swept away. Furthermore, the likelihood of the artificial lake bursting out at any time has put the settlements along the Kaligandaki river bank as well as in the district headquarters Beni Bazaar.
Water flow in the river has come to a complete halt leading to a massive pond and thereby posing risk to the settlements near the river, said Police Inspector Bimal Kumar Upadhyaya, who has reached the site this morning. The river has been receiving continuous fall of mud from the mud slip that began from a hill some 1500 meters above the river.
The local security authorities have already raised alarm in the nearby settlements considering the risk of inundation as well as floods downstream. Villages in Begkhola, Tiplyang, Mahabhir, Bhirkote, Pokharebagar, Bhurung, Tatopani, Dana uphill from Besauri and the settlements along the Kaligandaki river in Beni, Baglung, Parbat and Syangja districts have fallen into the risk zone following the incident.
The water level in the artificial pond continues to rise with landslides already burying 26 houses in Bhagwati-2 Baisari and Ramche-9. Two suspension bridges and power line poles have also been buried, inspector Upadhyaya said. As of this morning, the water level had already increased by 100 meters than the normal level.
The affected site is located some six kilometers north of Beni, the district headquarters. The Beni-Jomsom section of the road in the area has also been fully blocked.
Meanwhile, following the risk caused by the blockage of the Kaligandaki river, the inmates of Myagdi prison have been shifted to the meeting hall of the District Development Committee. Residents of Beni bazaar too are leaving for higher and safer ground including Arthunge and Mangalaghat.
An expert team of Nepal Army has already arrived here from Kathmandu for clearing the blockade to the Kaligandaki River. However, continuous landslide is making the work difficult.
Meanwhile, a statement issued by the Nepal Police headquarters in the capital says that an artificial pond spread over an area of one kilometers with a depth of 150 meters has been formed, after the Kaligandaki river was clogged by landslides.
The Nepal Police has also alerted people living along the banks of the river in various VDCs from Myagdi to Nawalparasi districts. RSS
Schools open in Morang
Biratnagar, May 24: Schools in Morang district opened from today. The schools had remained closed since the earthquake on April 25.
However, majority of the schools witnessed comparatively very low number of students, as many parents are believed to have hesitated to send their wards to schools due to fear of aftershock. RSS
PM Koirala directs Home Ministry to clear blockage in Kaligandaki
Kathmandu, May 24: Prime Minister Sushil Koirala has directed Home Minister Bamdev Gautam and concerned authorities of Ministry of Defense to initiate necessary works immediately to ensure the safety of residents, who have fallen at risk after the Kaligandaki River was blocked by landslide at Ramche VDC in Myagdi district.
Prime Minister Koirala issued the directive this morning after Myagdi district President of the Nepali Congress and lawmaker Resham Bahadur Baniya requested the Prime Minister to take up the issue seriously as settlements and locals downstream of Kaligandaki including in the district headquarters, Beni, were exposed to danger by the clogged Kaligandaki river, states a press release issued by PM's press advisor, Prakash Adhikari.
PM Koirala directed Chief of Army Staff, Gaurav Shumsher JB Rana, to open the clogged river cautiously to curb any loss of lives and further damage to physical properties as well as to make arrangement of required human resources, technologies and equipments for the same.
He also urged the Home Ministry to inform the locals about the incident through local radios and other medium and operate transportation service with caution.
Similarly, the Prime Minister directed the security bodies in the area to carry out the necessary rescue and relief task in a prompt and effective manner, states the press release. RSS
BPKHIS doctor crushed to death after tree fall
Itahari, May 24: A student of Masters' Degree in Anatomy at the BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) was crushed to death after a tree fell upon her with the heavy storm on Saturday.
Originally from Gorkha district, Dr Ranjana Devkota was returning home after duty at the BPKIHS hospital when the incident took place, according to Information Officer at the hospital Sujendra Tamang.
Similarly, ten-year-old son of Lok Bahadur died after the Nepal Telecom Pole fell upon his house in Ramdhuni Bhasi Municipality, said Chief District Officer Ravilal Pantha. Traffic in Inaruwa and surrounding area has been disrupted due to the storm.
Likewise, around 600 chickens were killed after the storm caused damage to a poultry farm causing a loss of Rs 600,000 in Pachrukhi in the Itahari Municipality, said Pushpa Pyakurel, a local. The heavy wind blew away roofs of dozens of houses in Sunsari district, said CDO Pantha. RSS
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02- Landslide blocks Kaligandaki River
Babiyachaur(Myagdi), May 24: The Kaligandaki River has been disrupted at Baisari along the border of Bhagawati and Ramche VDCs of Myagdi district.
It is learnt that the landslide that fell off the summit of Kafaldanda in Ramche VDC-9 at 1.00 am this morning clogged the Kaligandaki River. The landslip that slid from around 1,500 metres top after breakdown of the ridge has clogged the river, putting human settlements along the banks on high vulnerable condition.
The blockage has created a big artificial lake and stopped the river flow, said Police Inspector Bimal Kumar Upadhyay, who reached the site immediately after the incident.
It is yet to be ascertained the level of water surface increased due to the landslide as it is still falling. The security agencies have already informed the public to keep high safety alert citing threat of flood-triggered inundation to human settlements in Baisari VDC and along the embankment area of Kaligandaki.
There is high risk of inundation at Begkhola, Liplyang, Mahabhir, Bhirkot, Pokharebagar, Bhurung Tatopani and Dana, among others, across Baisari VDC.
Meanwhile, the river basin areas reeling under threat are Galeswor, Myagdi Beni, Parbat Bagar and Parbat Beni and Kaligandai River banks area in Baglung, Parbat and Syangja districts.
Some 26 families of Baisari and Ramche VDCs were shifted to safer places after landslide struck the area since Friday. Locals of Beni and surrounding areas had left for secured destinations since last night.
Nepal Army and Nepal Police also asked local dwellers along the river banks to move to safer areas citing security reasons. The landslide that occurred after the ridge suffering big cracks and holes caused by the April 25 earthquake and subsequent aftershocks caved in the river, posing security threats to mass scale of populace in Myagdi. RSS
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03- Kaligandaki menaces mankind in Parbat
Falebas (Parbat), May 24: The landslide-triggered blockage of Kaligandaki River has menaced human settlements in Beni Bazaar of Majphant VDC, Milanchowk Bazaar of Dhairin, Maldhunga Bazaar of Pang, Imichaur of Ranipani VDC and Setibeni Bazaar nestled in the border of Parbat, Gulmi and Syangja districts.
Likewise, Purtighat Bazaar of Myagdi and Mirmi of Syangja, the dam site of Kaligandaki, are also reeling under imminent danger.
Citing growing threat in the area, the Parbat District Police Office has asked locals to move to a secured distance of 500 metres from the river bank. The residents of the dangerous areas have left their homes on the river banks for the secured destination, said Chief District Officer Rishiram Tiwari. RSS
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04- Aid to quake survivors in Dansingh
Bidur (Nuwakot), May 24: Zinc corrugated sheets have been provided to quake survivors in remote Dangsingh VDC of Nuwakot district for temporary shelters with the assistance of Spanish and American nationals.
Nuwakot Chief District Officer Kosh Hari Niraula handed over the aid to 56 households of Dangsingh VDC amid a programme at district headquarters, Bidur, on Saturday. The assistance of a bundle of sheet to each family was arranged by Sadbhavana Basti Tole Sudhar Samiti, Dhapasi, Kathmandu.
The Samiti handed over the assistance provided by foreigners including Spanish national Christina. RSS
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05- Quake affects 70 per cent houses
Humla, May 24: Around 70 per cent houses in Chhitra VDC have suffered cracks after the earthquake of May 23 struck struck Humla district.
An team of security agencies headed by Chief District Officer Krishna Bahadur Katuwal found 68 per cent houses with cracks in course of on-site inspection.
Some private houses including buildings of Kalasidda Primary School based in district headquarters Simikot have seen cracks, said CDO Katuwal. RSS
'Efforts will be made to include Solu in quake-affected district'
Solukhumbu, May 24: Minister for Irrigation NP Saud has assured to make efforts to include Solukhumbu as quake-affected district.
Minister Saud said so when he arrived here on Saturday for taking stock of quake-triggered physical and human loss and monitoring of search, rescue and relief operations in Solukhumbu district.
The Minister said that efforts would be made to deploy a technical team to study the quake-affected areas which are at high risk of landslide as well.
On the occasion, Chief District Officer and District Natural Disaster Relief Coordination Committee Chairperson Jhanka Nath Dhakal briefed the Minister about the search, resuce and relief operations underway in the district.
Constituent Assembly member Bal Bahadur KC warned that the uneven distribution of relief assistance would bring dire consequences complaining lack of uniformity in relief distribution in Solukhumbu. RSS
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06- Unified mobilization of volunteers a need-Bhattarai
Kathmandu, May 24: CPN-UML secretary Yogesh Bhattarai has stressed the need to mobilize cadres of all the political parties in an unified manner to build temporary shelters for quake survivors.
UML Publicity Department Chief Bhattarai said this while addressing a press conference organized here today by Press Chautari Nepal in the context of UML's mobilization of volunteers for relief and rehabilitation of quake-affected people beginning today.
He further said that though a proposal in connection with unified mobilization of volunteers in the wake of earthquake was submitted to the government the decision to that effect is yet to be made.
"We should build our country. The mobilization of volunteers of all political parties in a coordinated fashion would leverage our energy so that we also do not need to approach any foreign powers for this", he added. RSS
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07- 'Efforts will be made to include Solu in quake-affected district'
Solukhumbu, May 24: Minister for Irrigation NP Saud has assured to make efforts to include Solukhumbu as quake-affected district.
Minister Saud said so when he arrived here on Saturday for taking stock of quake-triggered physical and human loss and monitoring of search, rescue and relief operations in Solukhumbu district.
The Minister said that efforts would be made to deploy a technical team to study the quake-affected areas which are at high risk of landslide as well.
On the occasion, Chief District Officer and District Natural Disaster Relief Coordination Committee Chairperson Jhanka Nath Dhakal briefed the Minister about the search, resuce and relief operations underway in the district.
Constituent Assembly member Bal Bahadur KC warned that the uneven distribution of relief assistance would bring dire consequences complaining lack of uniformity in relief distribution in Solukhumbu. RSS
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