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Cases of dengue and scrub typhus increasing in Banke
The number of dengue and scrub typhus patients is increasing in Banke. According to the Health Office Banke, 29 cases of dengue have been confirmed and 89 sus
Emergency embankment along Rapti River gives a respite to locals
Janaki (Banke), Aug 8: “In the advent of the rainy season, we were haunted by the fear of our village to be submerged. But this time, after the construction of emergency embankment along the river, we feel a sigh of relief,” said Jhindev Barma, a local resident of Narainapur. Jhindev, aged over 60, has witnessed floods from the Rapti River wash away many human settlements. Remembering the past, he said, “The floods have panicked us several times. We have been rendered homeless during festivals, he added. “Even in the old age, I feel respite to see the emergency embankment built along the river.” Ram Pyari Yadav from the same village also said they are assured that floods will not bring any tragic damage this year. “Every year we were worrying about the river when it was swollen. But this year, after the emergency embankment was constructed, there is no such tension,” she recounted. According to Ram Pyari, floods predominantly affected women, children and senior citizen. An emergency embankment has been built this year to protect the villages nearby the Rapti River from floods.Several villages in Raptisonari and Narainapur municipalities of Banke, which were at high risk of flood, have been declared safe with the construction of the embankment. The immediate risk has been mitigated as the River has changed its course after placing emergency embankment. Two years ago, the flood-fed Rapti River had washed away the concrete embankment, and new structure could not be built in lack of resources, it is shared. It pushed around a dozen nearby villages to high risk of flooding. A 400-meter long emergency embankment has been constructed in Lamahi, Dang under the 'People's Embankment Programme' by using new technology and local resources to prevent and control erosion. Project chief Dr. Narayan Suvedi said that the work was completed in a short time. He shared that after the People's Embankment Programme devised a temporary embankment in two months. The emergency embankment built the municipality has changed the course of the river and helped prevent soil erosion, reported locals. (RSS)
Baghmukhe Chulesi at risk of disappearance
In Budhachaur, a Dalit settlement in Mallarani Rural Municipality-4, 60-year-old local Jokh Bahadur BK has been making ‘Chulesi’ for his livelihood. His main profession is making and selling ‘Baghmukhe Chulesi’ (tiger-faced traditional metal cutting equipment).
Three including founding chair of Karnali bank in judicial custody
The Tulsipur Nepalgunj bench of the High Court has remanded three people including the founding chairman Karnali Bikas Bank scam case into judicial custody.
Daunne road re-blocked
Police Inspector Rajan Timilsina of the Area Police Office, Dumkibas, said that the problem arose as vehicles were unable to move up the Daunne slope due to the slippery road.
Temporary bridge built over Bardhare River
After the water flow increased in the Bardhare River along the Ridi-Harmichaur section of the Kaligandaki Corridor, locals have constructed a makeshift bridge to cross the river. According to local Birendra Aryal, the makeshift bridge was constructed by the locals at the border of Satyawati Rural Municipality and Kaligandaki Rural Municipality over the Bardhare River, as rising water levels disrupted movement.
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Nepalgunj sub-metropolis sending stray cattle in holding centre
The increase in the number of stray cattle in the market area of Nepalgunj has led to traffic obstructions on major roads. Nepalgunj Sub-Metropolitan City has initiated measures to gather and transport these animals to the animal holding centre.
Siddhartha Cable Car resumes operation
The Siddhartha Cable Car, which was kept out of service for the past one month, has resumed operation following a system upgrade and infrastructure expansion. The cable car connects Butwal Sub-Metropolitan City–1 in Rupandehi district with the historic Nuwakot Fort located in Tinau Rural Municipality–1, Palpa.
One-way traffic resumes in Daunne
According to the District Police Office, Nawalpur, one-way traffic has resumed somewhat smoothly since Wednesday morning, as the rainfall has stopped.
Water level in the Rapti River decreases
The threat of major flooding and inundation has been averted as the water level has gradually receded by Wednesday morning, even though the water level in the Rapti River crossed the warning level on Tuesday morning due to incessant rains for three days.
Emergency embankment saves several villages from Rapti floods
A recently constructed emergency embankment has successfully held back the floodwaters of the Rapti River in Khalla Jhagadiya-7 of Rapti Sonari Rural Municipality, Banke, preventing significant damage to more than a dozen villages.
Babai river crosses danger-level
According to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, the river's water-level has now reached 7.1 meters.
Dang-Salyan road section obstructed
The Dang-Salyan road section of the Rapti Highway was obstructed after a heavy rain caused a landslide at Kapurkot, the border point of Dang and Salyan districts.
