Makeshift embankment to prevent flooding in settlements

Nepalgunj, July 1: Construction of a makeshift embankment along the Rapti River has begun to prevent flooding in the nearby settlements.

The construction activities have been forwarded through People's Embankment Programme, Lamahi, Dang, in a bid to protect more than two dozens of villages of Raptisonari, Narainapur and Duduwa rural municipalities. 

A team of technicians comprising Project Chief of People's Embankment Programme, Dr Narayan Subedi, has been constructing emergency embankment by adopting bamboo piling technology so that it would prevent flood from entering the settlements. The undertaking has been going on for the past one week after identifying vulnerable areas.

He added that construction of temporary embankments is underway also at Dhalaiya of Raptisonari rural municipality-6, Piprahawa of ward no 7, Khalla Jhagadiya, Devpurwa, Sonbarsha of Narainapur rural municipality, Gangapur and western part of Duduwa rural municipality to lessen the flood risk. 

Though tender was announced in Jesth month for the construction of concrete embankment, it was not possible due to lack of budget and pebbles, shared Subedi.  

"The encroachment of the Rapti River puts around 30,000 locals at high risk. So the embankments are being constructed for the time being to lessen the risks", said Nepali Congress Constituency President, Poshan KC.  (RSS)