Pokhara Residents Urged to Evacuate as Seti River Swells
Summary
Residents of Pokhara’s Ramghat area have been urged to evacuate to safer locations as continuous rainfall swells the Seti River and threatens to inundate the settlement. Authorities have placed riverside settlements on high alert and asked people to avoid unnecessary movement near the river.
Key Points
- Residents of Ramghat in Pokhara have been told to move to safer places because the Seti River is rising rapidly.
- Security personnel used public address systems to warn people to take essential belongings and documents with them.
- Gita Mandir, Kriyaputri Bhawan, and Laxminarayan Mandir have been identified as safe locations.
- The administration has urged all riverbank settlements to remain on high alert and contact the nearest police station in an emergency.
