Rautahat, June 14
Floods at bagmati and Lalbakaiya rivers usually breach the embankments. The same happened last year as well. However, people seem to be relieved this year as repair work is almost completed and they seem to advert the possible loss.
Chief district officer, Indra Bahadur Yadav, believes, “Work are underway at the Bagmati and Lalbakaiya rivers and hopefully everything will be completed with in time.” He added, “the repairment works is being done at 28 places along the river.”
Initially, the embankments along the flood prone areas at Bagmati and Lalbakaiya rivers were constucted in 1989 with the help of Indian government.
Last year, about 29 areas were affected by the flood. The embankment along the Lalbakaiya river suffered damages during last year’s flood in Tikuliya, which lies near the Nepal-India border. The embankment’s repair works were halted by the Indian side showing concerns over settlements at risk of flooding and inundation.