The damage is so much that all the districts in Province 1, Bagmati Province, Gandaki Province, and a few regions in Sudurpaschim have been affected by floods since the beginning of this monsoon.

According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), a total of 94 people have lost their lives and 44 went missing so far in this monsoon season.

Floods and landslides triggered by incessant rainfall damaged 800 houses, 25 hydropower projects, 29 motorable bridges, and 29 suspension bridges across the country.

As per the Authority, around 90,000 people have been affected as floodwater inundated around 4,500 houses. Almost 6,000 people have been shifted to safer places so far.

In the past three days, the floods have claimed nine lives with four people missing in various parts of the country. Around 42 houses were destroyed, 4,000 houses were inundated, and around 756 people were relocated to safer places.

Rainfall Continues…

The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has forecasted that rainfall will continue across the country until Tuesday.

According to the weather forecast, Province 1, Bagmati Province, Gandaki Province, and a few districts of Sudurpaschim will witness heavy rainfall. Meanwhile, other regions of the nation will see light to moderate rains.

“This is a continuation of the rain caused by the monsoon trough. The more the trough goes north to the foothills of the Himalayas, the more it activates monsoon rain, and this pattern will last till Tuesday,” said Ram Prasad Awasthi, information officer at the Department.

“In the coming two days, the rainfall is likely to be more intense in the Tarai region, mainly in the Mahabharata and the Chure ranges, and in the Gandaki Province,” added Awasthi.

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Apart from causing loss of human life, the floods have caused severe damage to infrastructure and property.

According to the Independent Power Producers’ Association, Nepal (IPPAN), the monsoon-induced hazards have wrecked many hydropower projects, causing around NPR 10 billion loss.

The financial loss was attributed to the damage caused to the powerhouses, dams, transmission line poles, and connecting roads.

The Super Madi Hydropower Project is the most affected infrastructure, informed IPPAN President Krishna Prasad Acharya.

The IPPAN has urged the Nepali Government to draft a high-level mechanism, comprising officials from the Ministry of Home Affairs, Finance, and Energy, to calculate actual damages to the hydropower projects.

The Association has also requested Nepal Electricity Authority to act swiftly to safeguard its substations and prevent possible disruption in electric supply.

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Sushma Swaraj, Minister of External Affairs of India, to visit Nepal in August 2017 to participate in a meeting of BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) foreign ministers that will finalize the date for the grouping’s fourth summit. The BIMSTEC foreign ministers meeting will be held in Kathmandu.

Swaraj received invitation from BIMSTEC ministerial during the visit of Nepal’s Foreign Minister Krishna Bahadur Mahara. She confirmed her participation in the meeting during talks with Mahara.

Mahara and Swaraj, both leaders reviewed and discussed a wide range of matters, including development cooperation, trade and transit, cross-border infrastructure and hydropower projects.

Nepal is the current chair of the BIMSTEC and will convene the grouping’s fourth summit in Kathmandu later this year. The meeting of the BIMSTEC foreign ministers is likely to finalise the date for the fourth summit and to assess and review progress made by the grouping.

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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Krishna Bahadur Mahara and India’s Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj met in New Delhi. Both the ministers reviewed and discussed various bilateral matters, including development cooperation, trade and transit, cross border infrastructure and hydropower projects.

Both the ministers expressed satisfaction at the bilateral engagement at various levels, including political exchanges, and reviewed upcoming high-level exchanges, according to a press release issued by Indian Ministry of External Affairs.

Swaraj congratulated the Government of Nepal for successfully conducting two phases of local elections and DPM Mahara thanked the Government of India for the support provided for Nepal’s socio-economic development. They also reiterated their commitment to further strengthen bilateral cooperation in diverse sectors and to improve the friendly relationship between the two countries.

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