96 settlements at high risk of floods and landslides in Bajura
Summary
Around 96 settlements across Bajura are at high risk of floods and landslides, with residents still awaiting relocation despite repeated appeals to the government. Local officials say steep terrain, river erosion, road construction and climate change have worsened the danger.
Key Points
- Around 96 villages and settlements across all nine local levels of Bajura are vulnerable to floods and landslides.
- Residents have repeatedly asked the government to relocate the settlements, but the process has not been finalized.
- The District Disaster Management Committee says relocation remains difficult despite several identified safer sites.
- Since 2020, disasters in Bajura have killed around 62 people and turned more than 1,728 ropanis of cultivable land into riverbeds.
