MYAGDI, AUGUST 4
Caretakers have been mobilised in a bid to impart information about flooding in the key rivers in Myagdi.
According to the District Disaster Management Committee, the local governments of Myagdi have mobilised caretakers to disseminate information about flooding in the Kaligandaki, Myagdi and Rahughat rivers, especially in the rainy season.
Chief District Officer of Myagdi Chiranjibi Rana said caretakers had been mobilised to provide information about the status of flooding on the river bank area on a routine basis.
"Caretakers have been placed in the upper region as flooding in the river poses higher risks to the people residing on the river banks," he said, adding, "Six caretakers have been mobilised in vulnerable areas, one from each local government."
The caretakers have also been entrusted to impart information about flood-related early warning to the local governments, district police office (control section) and district emergency operations centre.
Preparations have been made to instantly mobilise the Armed Police, Nepal Police and Nepali Army in disaster-prone areas from the nearby security posts on the basis of early warning information.
As informed, Annapurna Rural Municipality has mobilised caretakers in Dana; Raghuganga Rural Municipality in Chimkhola; Beni Municipality in Galeshwor; Mangala Rural Municipality in Babiyachaur; Malika Rural Municipality in Darwang and Dhaulagiri Rural Municipality in Muna and Mudi.
Meanwhile, the Soil and Watershed Conservation Focal Office informed that around 1,000 households were in vulnerable condition due to landslides and erosion. The office further shared that as many as 39 human settlements were at risk of landslide and 13 areas were vulnerable to erosion in the district.
A version of this article appears in the print on August 5, 2022 of The Himalayan Times.
