Rain disrupts Mid-Hill Highway
Rainfall on Saturday evening disrupted traffic along the Mid-Hill Highway in Rukum Purba.
According to Chief Assistant Sub-Inspector at Traffic Police Office in the district, Bir Bahadur Thapa, auxiliary routes connected to the highway were also obstructed. Mudflows were reported in areas including Dhaulapahira, Kandabagar, Kimukot, Suntalabari, Saipatung, Kankri and Sita, while landslides affected two locations in Muru.
The Daunne route has also been blocked following the landslides.
Efforts are underway to clear the debris using an excavator provided by Bhume Rural Municipality. Authorities have urged the public to avoid traveling along these routes unless absolutely necessary.
Meanwhile, power supply in Rukum Purba has been cut off since around 6 pm on Saturday.
The rain, accompanied by hailstones, has also caused damage to wheat crops.
Evicted families receive food support, said not enough
The government cleared squatter settlements from Thapathali, Gairigaun, Sinamangal, and other parts of Kathmandu, with removals in Manohara going on.
Displaced families were screened and relocated to temporary shelters in Radhaswami Satsang, Kirtipur, the Electricity Training Center in Kharipati, Bhaktapur, and the Agricultural Development Bank Training Centre, Lalitpur.
Authorities recorded personal details and provided packet foods, tea, and biscuits on Saturday evening and on Sunday morning though some complained about the food being insufficient.
Food distributed to stranded passanger at BP highway
Due to Saturday’s rain, diversions at various places were washed away at the BP Highway section. Many passengers are stranded on the highway where local hoteliers and Nepal Police are distributing fruits, noodles, water and other items to them. Passengers stranded at Roshi River were given food and a place to stay.
According to Ishwor Karki, Chief Police Inspector of the Area Police Office, Mangaltar, The road is not possible to be opened by Sunday evening. This highway has been blocked since 4pm on Saturday.
Demolition of illegal structures begins at Manohara
The government has continued demolition of squatters' huts and houses by evacuating the illegal dwellers in various public places, especially the river bank of Kathmandu Valley.
On the second day of the evacuation and demolition drive, security forces reached Manohara river bank in Bhaktapur along with heavy equipment and operators early this morning.
They began flattening the illegal structures from 9 am..
Chief of District Police Premises, Surya Bahadur Khadka, said that the demolition of illegal structures kicked off with mobilization of 1,300 Nepal Police personnel and 600 Armed Police Force personnel from Bhaktapur district.
Some persons settling illegally had said they would dismantle their huts till 9 am. Then, the demolition team including Kathmandu Metropolitan City's dozers reached the site and began to clean up.
The structures were flattened only after the settlers evacuated with removal of their chattels. There are 777 huts in the riverbank settlement, which are raised over time.
Seven concrete houses set up illegally were razed on Saturday evening, which, however, faced hostility by the squatters, leaving 22 security personnel injured.
