Home Minister Urges Residents Along Budhi Gandaki River to Move to Safety
Summary
Home Minister Sudan Gurung has urged residents along the Budhi Gandaki River in Gorkha to move to safer locations as floodwaters continue to rise. He also warned people in several riverside settlements to stay alert after reports that a bridge in Chumnubri Rural Municipality-3 was washed away.
Key Points
- Home Minister Sudan Gurung urged residents along the Budhi Gandaki River in Gorkha district to move to safer locations immediately.
- He specifically asked people in Sirdibas, Jagat, Salleri, Kholabesi, Machhakhola, Soti, Arkhet and Arughat to remain alert and relocate.
- A bridge connecting Nyakchet and Philim Bazaar in Chumnubri Rural Municipality-3 was reported washed away.
- Floodwater entered several houses in the Ghattekhola area as the river’s flow kept rising.
