“As many as 38 people died in eastern Ilam district alone due to landslides,” he said.
Besides human casualties, Nepal has also suffered infrastructure damage due to landslides and floods across the country. According to the Independent Power Producers’ Association, Nepal (IPPAN), a representative body of private-sector power developers, flooding and landslides affected 18 hydropower projects — 13 operating and five under-construction — impacting power generation.
Power generation by 13 projects with a total capacity of 105.4 MW has been halted due to damage to various infrastructure linked to these projects, the IPPAN stated. The country, which is rich in hydropower potential, is facing risks to this vital infrastructure due to climate change-related disasters in recent years.
According to the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, riverbank erosion, flooding, and inundation occurred in various areas due to recent incessant rainfall. This resulted in the erosion of nearly 1,500 metres of embankments along riverbanks, causing an estimated preliminary loss of around Rs 100 million. Some irrigation projects were also inundated due to flooding, the Ministry added.
Meanwhile, the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology reported that water levels of several rivers — including the Bagmati, Trishuli, Eastern Rapti, Lalbakaiya, and Kamala — had crossed the alert level due to prolonged rainfall but are now gradually receding.
Similarly, the water level in the Saptakoshi river crossed the danger level until Sunday afternoon, and its tributaries — mainly the Tamor, Sunkoshi, and Arun rivers — also surpassed the danger level but are now on a declining trend.
The Koshi river, often referred to as the “Sorrow of Bihar,” continues to remain a major concern for India because of the flooding and inundation it causes in Bihar during the monsoon.
Meanwhile, the government has decided to request local governments and relevant agencies to complete relief distribution, relocation, and rehabilitation of affected families. It has instructed the concerned agencies to repair and reopen obstructed roads, and take immediate necessary actions to restore essential services such as water supply, electricity, and communication.
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