Landslide displaces 26 families in Gorkha

As many as 26 families of Khanigaun, Dharche-7, Gorkha have been displaced due to a landslide triggered by incessant rainfall a few days ago.

The people of Gairigaun Tole and Kafalgaun Tole have been displaced after the landslide completely damaged their houses, local Pandur Gurung said.

“Some people have been taking shelter in their relatives’ houses in School Tole, some in the cow sheds and some have been living under the tents,” Gurung, also a ward member, said.

They have taken their belongings out of their houses, another local Cham Bahadur Gurung said.

“The land in the area has developed fissures and there are cracks everywhere in the houses,” he said.

“The rural municipality has given 12 tarpaulin sheets and the people of 12 families under the tarpaulin sheets. Others live in their relatives’ houses” Gurung further said.

“The village, which was safe before the earthquake, became vulnerable after the earthquake. The landslide has already washed away 40-45 houses after the earthquake. They are living in a safe place in the forest above the village,” Gurung said.

Sunila Gurung, Deputy Chief of the Dharche Rural Municipality, has recently inspected the village which is at the risk of landslide.

She has suggested that the village should be shifted to another place.

“The villagers had moved to a safer place after the earthquake and the landslide destroyed their houses. They are in a big problem after their new houses sustained cracks due to the landslide,” Gurung said, “There is no alternative to shifting them to a safer place. Now, we are holding a discussion about the ways to protect the villagers.”