Myagdi, Nov 2: A total of 789 households were affected by monsoon-related disasters this year in Myagdi.
Among the affected houses, 243 have been completely destroyed. The disaster loss and damage details were collected by teams comprising local people’s representatives, technicians and the police personnel.
According to Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Rajan Karki, five people died in Annapurna and two deaths occurred in Malika due to the disasters.
One person each remains missing in Beni Municipality and Annapurna, while one had died in Bhakimli, Beni Municipality-3 in July-August.
DSP Karki said that so far details concerning 243 houses which were completely destroyed and 184 partially damaged houses have been collected. Likewise, the collected details also include 362 houses which are at risk due to floods, landslides, and soil erosion.
Likewise, 34 animal sheds have been completely destroyed and 46 partially damaged, while 13 school buildings have also been partially damaged.
District’s major routes: Beni-Jomsom, Beni-Darbang, and Beni-Baglung, irrigation system, drinking water projects, hydropower projects, electric transmission lines and the river control projects have witnessed significant damage from the disasters.
Likewise, floods from the Kaligandaki and Myagdi rivers have risk of riverbank erosion and inundation in the surrounding areas.
The district administration said that the loss details may rise as the collection has not concluded yet.
Chief District Officer, Ganesh Gaire, said that following rescue and relief operations in Myagdi, the post-disaster efforts are focused on arranging temporary shelters for the affected and on the reconstruction works.
He added that the designed action plan aims to conclude the reconstruction of private homes by the second week of Jestha, 2083 BS.
Responsibilities of local levels and the District Disaster Management Committee have been clearly defined to implement a 12-point action plan, which includes a set timeline.
As per the procedures, disaster-affected people in Myagdi, the mountainous districts are eligible to receive a grant of Rs 500,000 each for the reconstruction of their private homes.
On October 7, the government declared Beni Municipality and the rural municipalities of Annapurna, Raghuganga, Malika, Mangala, and Dhaulagiri in Myagdi as “crisis-hit zones” for a period of three months.
In the first phase, the federal government has disbursed a grant of Rs 4 million to each of these local units to facilitate emergency disaster response efforts.
