Construction work has been halted in protest against the payment delays.

The disaster occurred after the Kag river, dammed by a landslide, burst, flooding the lower reaches on Sunday.

Farmers in the district earned Rs220 million by selling 3,690 tonnes of oranges in the last fiscal year, officials said.

The Beni-Lete road that runs along the Kaligandaki river has been severely damaged by landslides in various places with the beginning of monsoon this year.

Maths and science are compulsory subjects up to the secondary level, but there are not enough teachers. Some schools are hiring less qualified teachers.

The path, named after a French mountaineer, was used as an alternative to a much longer trekking route that took 14 days of dangerous journey to reach Annapurna base camp.

Those engaged in the occupation say they are now able to send their children to better schools in cities and towns.

Dried yak meat locally known as sukuti is popular among domestic sightseers in Mustang.

According to district health authority, nearly 20 percent of pregnancies reported over the last year were underage.

The disasters, prompted by incessant overnight rains, have also displaced scores of households and damaged property.

Rescue efforts to airlift the injured have been hampered due to bad weather and continuous rainfall, police say.

Hundreds of passengers have been stranded due to disruption in vehicular movement.

Lack of qualified teachers and high qualification requirement for courses are to be blamed.

The flooded Kaligandaki river damaged around 50 metres of the embankment during last year’s monsoon.

Beni Bazar Drinking Water Project initiated a project to lift water from the Myagdikhola at a cost of Rs5 million.