Dhorpatan (Baglung), Aug 7: As many as 2,438 households from Nisikhola rural municipality in the district are in imminent threat of landslide and floods.
The households settled near river and streams, roads and sloppy lands are facing the disaster risks.
Ward no 1 out of seven wards at Nishikhola has the highest number of houses facing the threat. There are 920 households in the villages like Huldi, Lebang Kiteni and Swar, according to rural municipality chair Surya Bahadur Ghartimagar.
The locals said they were facing the recurring landslides since 2074BS. The data managed by the rural municipality said ward 2 has 207 such households while ward no 3 has 140, ward no 4 has 400, ward no 5 has 170, ward no 6 has 31, and ward no 7 has 570.
Entire village has developed huge long cracks, but they were forced to stay there for not having any alternatives, said Hum Kumari Malla from Huldi. A huge landslide occurred a decade back in the middle of village which still panics people because the landslips are continuously. The landslide that took a huge toll initially has resulted into multiple fissures and depressions in the villages.
Malla shared the plight, “All three tiers of government are informed about such problems, but our plight went unheard.”
Another Padam Bahadur BK from Nisikhola-2 said they were desperate to leave the village for safer locations but had no option. When it rains heavily, they are compelled to leave homes with chattels. He also complained why the government was indifferent to their gross state.
Financial constraint has barred him from migrating to Tarai region, according to him.
