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Kathmandu Wednesday August 29, 2001 Bhadra 13, 2058.
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Landslides damage mule tracks in Rolpa
Post Report
ROLPA, Aug 28 - Mule tracks in different parts of the district have been
damaged due to landslides triggered by heavy rainfall.
As the mule tracks have been damaged, foodgrain supply system has been
disrupted since people from many VDCs come to the districat headquarters to buy foodgrain.
The Liwang-Chunwang mule track has been damaged at dozens of places including
Kotgaon, Korchawang and Ghartigaon VDCs, hindering the transportation of foodgrain and
other essential items to the people of the remote VDCs in the north of the district
headquarters.
People living in dozens of VDCs located north-west of the headquarters,
including the VDCs of Ghartigaon, Jinawang, Rake, Talawang, Haiwang, Pakhapani,
Parchhawang, Bhawang and several other VDCs have been affected due to the disruption of
road link.
Up to 45 metre long section of roads have been washed away by landslide at
some places.
People coming to Liwang, headquarters of Rolpa district have been compelled
to take a route passing from inside the forest.
Meanwhile, the number of people requesting for relief assistance following
the damage caused to their field by landslide triggered by torrential rains is increasing
in the district headquarters.
DDC president Amrit Bahadur Gharti said the DDC will consider the
applications at the current meeting and decision will be made.
As repair works of the damaged section of the mule track were not initiated
by Monday, transportation problem on the damaged roads and tracks is likely to persist for
some time longer.
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