More than 40,000 beds have been removed from various quanrantine centres throughout the province, according to the Karnali Provincial Health Directorate.

Many affected families do not have land ownership certificates and those who have say the compensated amount is not enough.

A few cases get reported but a majority of them are settled within the camps, say families displaced by the 2014 floods.

As many as 81 posts of people’s representatives are currently vacant in eight districts of Karnali Province.

The drinking water project will be funded by the federal, provincial and local governments, authorities say.

The Health Ministry in April had announced 50 percent allowance for workers deployed to the frontline in the fight against Covid-19.

Only a few families have received half the grant announced by the provincial government while the rest have received none.

Local governments say geographical remoteness and human resources shortage have hindered them from running effective virus containment measures.

Many schools in Karnali Province have been left to pick up after the mess left behind by quarantined villagers.

Returning migrants in Sudurpaschim and Karnali face a bleak future. Government is still unclear how to provide help.

Three out of the eight people who had consumed the wild mushroom are undergoing treatment at Karnali Provincial Hospital in Surkhet.

Locals from areas at risk of landslides are currently taking shelter in nearby schools and playgrounds in makeshift tents.

While vegetables are abundant in the market, the fruits are less so, since the import from India has stopped.

Health workers deployed at the quarantine and isolation facilities have been using locally prepared protective equipment for personal safety.

Five and a half years since the tragedy struck, victims are still looking for help from the government.