Residents of Khalanga fear possible floods every monsoon, as the embankments that were damaged seven years ago are yet to be reconstructed.

Other homebound people of both countries also crossed the international border to go home.

Hundreds of home-bound Nepali workers were quarantined in the border area after Nepal-India border was sealed amid fear of Covid-19 around a month ago.

More than 30 tried to cross the boundary river this weekend.

Around 500 Nepali migrant workers are currently stuck at the border with India in Darchula because of the ongoing lockdown, and they're desperate to get back.

The district produces 46MW of electricity, but over 70 percent of its population are compelled to live in the dark.

A construction guideline was issued after the 2015 earthquakes, but it hasn’t been fully implemented yet.

Out of the seven border points that are in operation in Darchula, only one has a customs office.

According to transportation entrepreneurs and workers, instead of easing connectivity, the rural roads have been causing landslides and transport disruption.

Most women are engaged in tailoring businesses that have enabled them to support themselves and their families.

Darchula locals also have to travel to Baitadi to seek government services.

Only the damaged embankment and two government office buildings have been reconstructed in the last seven years.

Tuins are still in operation at seven places in Byas Rural Municipality.

The bridge, upon completion, would have connected Mahakali Municipality to Dharchula in Pithoragarh, India.

The lands in Api Himal Rural Municipality are covered in snow as thick as three feet.