Distribution of housing grants remains stalled after data on losses submitted by local authorities in Jajarkot and West Rukum is found to be inaccurate.

Migrant workers from quake-affected areas in Jajarkot have not been able to return to India to earn money pushing them into dire financial straits.

Children, new mothers, elderly people and patients of chronic illnesses are the hardest hit. Five displaced persons died in Jajarkot over past eight days.

Drinking water is a big concern. They complain that the relief materials provided by the government are not enough.

‘It’s unbearably cold outside and none of us had any sleep since Friday night,’ says a resident of Chiuritol in Jajarkot.

As of Saturday night, 157 were confirmed killed and 375 injured in the quake with the epicentre at Barekot Rural Municipality of Jajarkot.

The government launched the ‘Organic Karnali’ plan without providing alternatives to the farmers. This has hurt output.

But people worry their ancestral occupation might come to a crossroads as the new generation is attracted to city life.

A total of 152 infants have already died in the province so far this fiscal year, according to the Karnali Provincial Health Directorate.

Disease claims 9,410 cows, oxen and buffaloes in 73 districts, dairy association says.

The fig trees and foot trails, classic symbols of the village landscape, are disappearing as artificial parks become commonplace.

Seventeen pregnant women, mostly between the ages of 15-25 years, lost their lives in the last fiscal year.

Unreliable connection has affected government services, small businesses and students’ performance. It has also kept residents outside the digital ecosystem.

Locals in Karnali stay in the forest for three months to collect the herbs by making temporary shelters as soon as winter passes.

The region’s crops have also found fans in Kathmandu where cereals from distant districts have become trendy.