Dharmaraj Uprety says early warnings prompted residents to move to higher ground, while the flood swept away bridges and damaged settlements and hydropower infrastructure.

Prime Minister Balendra Shah used the term at the UN, but experts on the government panel say they are considering other names for the August 26 disaster.

The municipality in Dhading collects Rs3.39 per kg from scrap trucks leaving the Valley, although the constitution bars local governments from taxing goods moving from one jurisdiction to another.