Last week’s floods and landslide have damaged sections of Burtibang-Dhorpatan road, cutting off affected villages in Dhorpatan Municipality from the district headquarters.

Test results of swab samples of 72 individuals sent to Pokhara-based provincial lab on August 15 yet to be released.

The disaster occurred in Dhorpatan Municipality on Wednesday midnight when Bhuji river blocked by landslide debris flooded the settlements along the river banks.

A house was buried by the landslide at Nisikhola Rural Municipality Ward No. 5 at around 2 am on Saturday.

Local governments say the coronavirus threat is still not over and they may need the school buildings to quarantine and isolate people.

Since the monsoon rains intensified in the past two weeks, the district has seen over a dozen landslides.

Failure to manage state-run quarantine facilities has forced many returnees to pay their way through quarantine measures.

In Parbat, the fences are still intact despite the fact that the police have been deployed at major entry points to scrutinise the movements of people.

Authorities seek locals’ help to keep a check on people coming from outside during the lockdown.

According to the District Crisis Management Committee, the district should conduct at least 1,000 tests to ensure that there hasn’t been local transmission of the disease.

In Parbat, the local administration is on high alert after two cases tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the neighbouring Baglung district.

Most of them don’t have a single fire engine or a firefighter.

Though the government is advocating to make public offices paperless, crucial documents in these offices are yet to be digitised.

The centre has been referring patients to other health institutions for lack of employees and resources.

According to the proposed modern town plan, the construction of roads, bus park, schools, colleges, hospitals, electricity, and water supply among other infrastructures should be prioritised.