People of the remote villages have to pay three times the actual cost to bring in essentials, including food, clothes and construction materials, on mules.

Local residents complain that relevant authorities are not doing anything to curb illegal extractions from Marshyangdi river at Dhaptar.

The school gained popularity after Prince Harry helped in its reconstruction in 2016.

The rickety condition of two bridges has forced the locals and tourists alike to risk their life and limb while crossing them.

The $2.5 billion scheme located in Gorkha and Dhading districts has been on hold for two years following protests by locals over the valuation method.

The National Reconstruction Authority was carrying out the reconstruction work of earthquake-ravaged monasteries in Gorkha before its dissolution in mid-November.

The residents of Samagaun and Chhekampar have to walk for two days to reach the food depots in Philim or Salleri to buy salt.

More than a dozen houses in Salleri are at risk of displacement by landslides and floods.

Residents of Chhekampar and Chumchet complain that the recent supply is too little to meet the demand.

The only foot trail linking the settlements to the rest of the district got damaged by landslides two months ago.

Chhekampar and Chumchet have been cut off from rest of the district, disrupting supply of food and daily essentials.

Collective paddy transplantation and local festivals have contributed to the spread of the virus in the community.

Risk of food shortage has increased as villages remain cut off from the rest of the district for the past three weeks.

Around 80 percent of the reconstruction work has been completed so far, officials say.

It takes more than a week for test results to arrive, as the district has to send swab samples to Pokhara for testing.