As many as 2,438 households from Nisikhola Rural Municipality in Baglung are in imminent threat of landslides and floods.

The households settled near the river and streams, roads and sloppy lands are facing the disaster risks.

Ward-1 out of seven wards at Nishikhola has the highest number of houses facing the threat. There are 920 households in the villages like Huldi, Lebang Kiteni and Swar, according to rural municipality chair Surya Bahadur Ghartimagar.     

Locals said that they were facing the recurring landslides since 2074BS. The data managed by the rural municipality said ward-2 has 207 such households while ward- 3 has 140, ward- 4 has 400, ward-5 has 170, ward- 6 has 31, and ward- 7 has 570. 

The entire village has developed huge long cracks, but they were forced to stay there for not having any alternatives, said Hum Kumari Malla from Huldi. 

A huge landslide occurred a decade back in the middle of the village still panics people because the landslides are continuous. The landslide that took a huge toll initially has resulted in multiple fissures and depressions in the villages.

Malla shared the plight, "All three tiers of government are informed about such problems, but our plight went unheard."

Padam Bahadur BK from Nisikhola-2 said they were desperate to leave the village for safer locations but had no option. 

When it rains heavily, they are compelled to leave homes with chattels. 

He also complained why the government was indifferent to their gross state.

 

Financial constraint has barred him from migrating to the Tarai region, according to him.