International Day of World's Indigenous Peoples being observed today
The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples is being observed today by organizing several programs.
The day is being marked across the country today by organizing diverse activities with this year's slogan 'Indigenous Youth as Agents of Change for Self Determination'.
According to the National Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN), special emphasis has been laid on youth's activism and empowerment this year.
On the occasion, the Indigenous Commission organized a program at Baneswor today.
Likewise, NEFIN has also hosted a program in the Nepal Academy this afternoon.
In order to raise awareness of the needs of the indigenous population, every August 9 commemorates the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, chosen in recognition of the first meeting of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations held in Geneva in 1982.
On December 23, 1994, the United Nations General Assembly decided, in its resolution 49/214, that the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People shall be observed on August 9 every year.
The UN had observed the period (1994-2004) as an indigenous decade with the slogan 'the decade for action and dignity'.
Also on the occasion, Federation of Nepalese Indigenous Journalists (FONIJ) hosted a program in Kathmandu today.
Road connecting Bardiya National Park caves in
The Orali-Dalla road section that connects tourist destination Bardiya National Park of Bardiya has caved in due to the incessant downpour for the past few days, affecting the vehicular movement.
Local and Khata Coordination Committee, Bardiya Chairman Hari Gurung said that they have been facing problems after the short-distance road collapsed owing to torrential rainfall.
“The road has caved-in. Only a bike can pass through the road with difficulty,” he said.
Saying that the road connected with the bridge in Madhuvan Municipality-2 caves in every year when it rains, Gurung demanded that the road be repaired properly.
Heavy downpour inundates Pulbazaar area of Banepa
The Banepa-based Pulbazaar area of Kavre has been inundated following heavy rainfall.
Vehicular movement along the Araniko Highway has been obstructed after continuous rainfall inundated Pulbazaar area.
Similarly, Dhaneshwor Bridge and Resham Marga area have also been submerged owing to the rainfall.
Likewise, various places of Kave have been inundated due to the floods triggered by torrential rainfall.
BP, Madan Bhandari and Pushpa Lal Highways obstructed in Sindhuli
Three major highways have been obstructed due to landslides triggered by torrential rainfall.
Banespa-Sindhuli-Bardibas (BP) Highway, Hetauda-Sindhuli-Gaighat-Chatara (Madan Bhandari) Highway and Khurkot-Ghurmi road section of Madhyapahadi (Pushpa Lal) Lokmarga have been disrupted owing to floods and landslides.
Raj Kumar Silwal, Chief at the District Police Office, Sindhuli said that the landslides have occurred in more than four places from Bardibas to Nepalthok of BP Highway.
He said that the landslides have blocked the road in Dumja, Bhiman and Maisthan among other places.
Similarly, vehicular movement has been obstructed following landslides in Haibar, Akkare and Sokhukhola along the Khurkot-Ghurmi road section of Madhyapahadi Lokmarga.
Likewise, landslides have covered roads in more than a dozen places from Kusumtar, Kamalamai Municipality-2, Sindhuli to Bagmati river bank of Hariharpur Rural Municipality.
Police said that the concerned authorities are making their maximum efforts to resume the highways.
