Kathmandu, Oct 30: Chief of the Army Staff (CoAS) Ashok Raj Sigdel has said that based on the disaster response experience in the Bhotekoshi and Budhigandaki corridors, a clear 'chain of command' w...
Opinion & Editorial
Repeated shifts in financing and implementation have delayed Nepalβs largest reservoir project.
Business & Economy
Successive governments have changed the projectβs development models. Latest plan to set up an authority has raised new questions over implementation.
National (Nepal)
KATHMANDU: The Ministry of Health and Food Security through Health Emergency Operation Centre has been continuously coordinating and monitoring the health sector response to the flash flood in the Budhigandaki river at Chumnubri rural municipality in Gorkha district. Issuing a notice, the Health Ministry shared that the bodies concerned have been activated to ensure necessary [β¦]
Technology
GORKHA: The Nepali Army (NA) has completed the installation of a Bailey bridge over the Budhigandaki River at Aarughat, connecting Dhading and Gorkha districts, in just two days. According to the NA Directorate of Public Relations and Information, the bridge was handed over to the Gorkha Road Project on Monday following the completion of installation [β¦]
Technology
Photographs taken on Monday morning show the extent of the floodβs destruction.
National (Nepal)
A flash flood in the Budhigandaki River has swept away more than 35 houses and several bridges in northern Gorkha, with 10 people reported missing.
National (Nepal)
More than 200 homes were swept away in Gorkha, while destroyed bridges and trails have left northern settlements cut off from relief supplies.