CDOs urged for effective implementation of action plan on cold wave
The Disaster Authority of the Ministry of Home Affairs has called attention of the Chief District Officers (CDOs) towards the effective implementation of the action plan to be safe from cold.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA)'s directive comes in the wake of increasing cold wave in most of the districts in the Tarai and snowfall taking place in the mountainous region as well.
Stating that the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has even issued a special bulletin noting intensifying cold wave in the Tarai region which will continue for some more days, NDRRMA spokesperson Dr Dijan Bhattarai said letters have been sent to all the CDOs for implementing in a more effective way the Cold Wave and Snowfall Preparedness and Risk Reduction Action Plan, 2081 BS.
The Meteorological Forecasting Division of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology said a mild cold wave is prevalent in the eastern region of Madhes Province and the Tarai region of Koshi Province at present. Fog and haze have occurred in many places of the Tarai while snowfall is taking place in several places of the mountainous region.
The NDRRMA has issued and executed the Action Plan.
According to the meteorologists, there is a possibility of cold waves and snowfall in various parts of the country from mid-November to mid-March.
According to NDRRMA spokesperson Dr Bhattarai, there is a risk of cold wave in Tarai and inner-Tarai districts during this period, while in the high hilly and mountainous districts, the temperature decreases significantly and there is snowfall, increasing cold.
The Action Plan states that the poor are most affected by the cold wave, extreme cold and snowfall and there may be an outbreak of respiratory diseases during this period; therefore, especially the elderly, children, new mothers, persons with disabilities, chronic patients need special protection in the areas affected during the cold wave and snowfall, and so the necessary relief and rescue materials and the required preparations and response should be planned targeting the affected population.
Department of Archaeology begins further exploration in Bardibas
The Department of Archaeology has begun exploration of the existence of an arms factory in the Patu Ratmata area of Bardibas-3.
A three-member expert team led by the Department's archaeologist Bhaskar Gyawali arrived in Bardibas on Saturday.
This place is a site of archaeological importance based on the conclusions of the previous studies obtained so far, said archaeologist Gyawali.
This place was discovered two decades ago by German researcher Gudon Karwins in Patu, Bardibas-3, on the present BP Highway (Bardibas-Banepa Highway). The expert team has stated that the future exploration work will proceed based on his study and exploration report.
The preliminary study has shown that this factory occupied a large area on the west side of the highway, four kilometers north of the present Bardibas Chowk.
The expert team has stated that the remains of human settlements were found here as far back as seven thousand years ago. The weapons factory may have existed much earlier, according to the expert team.
After the Department of Archaeology formally started work on the weapons factory site, the ancient sites here are now being studied gradually, says Bardibas Mayor Prahlad Kumar Chhetri.
21 cops injured in clash with locals in Pathibhara
Twenty-six persons were injured in a clash between police and locals protesting against the construction of a cable car in Pathibhara on Saturday. The clash took place at Baludanda, Kaflepati.
Among the injured, 21 are security personnel.
The protesters claimed that four persons were injured when police opened fire on them. According to them, among the injured, three are in critical condition.
Chief District Officer Netra Prasad Sharma said that the situation had become tense after the protesters pelted stones at the police.
The District Police Office has stated that the police have recovered three khukuris, a slingshot and other items from the protesters.
According to Deputy Superintendent of Armed Police Naresh Maharjan, various items were recovered during the search after receiving information that the protesters were armed.
Meanwhile, the Himalayan Construction Private Limited has proceeded with the cable car construction work with a place to complete the construction within 15 months.
The situation is now normal, according to the District Administration Office.
Nepal-China security personnel conduct joint monitoring of border areas in Humla
Security personnel of Nepal and China have conducted a joint monitoring of the northern border area in and around Humla.
The border crossing in Hilsa of Namkha Rural Municipality-5 was monitored on Saturday.
As per the decision of the security personnel of the two countries, the border and border posts in the in Hilsa were jointly monitored, said Armed Police Force (APF) Inspector Krishna Bahadur Ojha, who heads the APF Border Security Post in Hilsa.
The joint monitoring was conducted to prevent any untoward incident at the border crossing, to understand the condition of the border posts and to increase coordination among the security personnel.
The monitoring team included Chinese security personnel from China and the Armed Police Force and District Police from Nepal.
Meanwhile, Nepali security personnel have been patrolling from Hilsa towards Nara and Limi.
The Armed Police Force has been deployed in border security since its establishment in Hilsa transit point on the northern border in 2077 BS.
Deputy Superintendent of the Armed Police Force Devraj Rai said that although snowfall in northern Namkha during winter closes the movement in Yari and Hilsa the Armed Police Force has been deployed in border security all year round.
