Susta residents resume embankment construction after last year’s halt from Indian security personnel
Summary
Susta residents have resumed temporary embankment work after rising waters in the Narayani River threatened to inundate the border village. The permanent flood protection project stalled after objections from the Indian side left the most vulnerable section unfinished.
Key Points
- Residents of Susta are filling sacks with soil and gravel to build temporary barriers against rising Narayani river waters.
- The permanent embankment project stalled last fiscal year after objections from the Indian side blocked construction at the most vulnerable section.
- Villagers say the unfinished flood protection work has left the Tharu settlement exposed to recurring monsoon flooding.
- Susta, surrounded by the Narayani river on three sides and Indian territory on the fourth, is among Nepal’s most flood-prone border settlements.
