Bhaktapur : Three persons of a single family were killed after a landslide that occurred following the incessant rainfall since last night buried their hut at Changunarayan Municipality-7 in Bhaktapur district. The deceased have been identified as Hira Lama, 70, Pan Maya Lama, 65, and two and a half years old Sampada Lama, according Deputy Superintendent of Police at the Metropolitan Police Range, Bhaktapur, Rewati Raman Pokharel.
Similarly, a house at Aashapuri of Suryabinayek Municipality was also collapsed due to incessant rain. Pokharel added that 100 plus people who were trapped in the landslide and inundation have been rescued so far. Currently, a large number of police personnel have been carrying out the rescue operations in the district.
Similarly, flood on Hanumante and Khasyangkhusung streams have inundated areas from Madhyapurthimi to Lokanthali. Paropakar Centre, Sidhhi Memorial Hospital, Ram Mandir area, Dr Iwamura Memorial Hospital and Madhyapurthimi Hospital have been waterlogged due to flood on Hanumante River.
Hundreds of families have been displaced as the swollen Khasyang Khusung River advanced and submerged the settlement near Radheradhe. DSP Pokharel added that loss detail is coming in. Floods have obstructed Jagati-Radheradhe road, partially halting the traffic, while the bridge over Hanumante River is at risk of collapse. Currently, one-way traffic system has been allowed along the Bhaktapur-Thimi road.
88% water sources in Bhaktapur polluted :
Coliform bacteria are found in 88 per cent of the water sources in Bhaktapur. This information was shared at a news conference organised by the District Public Health Office here on Wednesday.
Office chief Krishna Bahadur Chand said that water at 16 out of the 18 water sources where water is supplied to the district was found polluted. The office had conducted a test of the water samples at these sources few days back. He said the district is at high risk of disease due to this.
The office had carried out laboratory test of water samples from 18 sources at Changunarayan, Nangkhel and Suryabinayak. Only the water at the Teendhara source at Katunje of Suryabinayak Municipality-6 and the source at the Swasthyachauki, Nagarkot at Changunarayan Municipality-6 was found potable.
The water from the sources at Muhanpokhari at Nagarkot and Bode which is consumed by the people of Bhaktapur and Madhyapur Thimi municipalities is also polluted. There is no filter plant at Muhanpokhari while the one at Bode has remained dysfunctional for many years, it is stated.
Bhaktapur and Thimi inundated
Bhaktapur and Madhyapur areas have become waterlogged due to the flooding caused by the swollen Hanumante khola rivulet following torrential rain last night.
Settlements including the temporary camp sheltering the earthquake victims at local Jagati and Barahisthan have been inundated. Similarly, settlements at Radhe Radhe and the Kamerotar land pooling project in Madhyapur Thimi have also become waterlogged. Local residents have not been able to come out of their houses as hundreds of houses have been inundated since midnight on Wednesday.
The entire stretch from Radhe Radhe to Nikosera has been inundated, a local Purushottam Karki said. Water has accumulated up to four feet from the land surface. The water has entered the ground floor in several houses in the area. The shops and stores are all closed due to the inundation.
Likewise, areas on both sides of the Araniko highway from Chardobato to the way leading to Balkot are waterlogged in Madhyapur Thimi. The low-lying areas in Gaththaghar are also facing inundation. The Madhyapur hospital and surrounding areas have also been inundated.
The landless squatters’ settlement at Jadibuti is completely inundated due to the flooding caused by the swollen Manohara river. “We are in such situation that neither we can go out of the house nor we can stay inside the house,” expressed Amar Thapa, a local, explaining the predicament the residents of these areas are in after their houses became inundated. RSS
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