Villages in Ramechhap, Dhankuta lie abandoned and fields fallow with residents leaving in search of greener pastures.

Ever since water sources in the village began to dry up, residents have been reeling under a chronic shortage.

The number of farmers growing avocado in Dhankuta increased from 1,963 to 4,926 in four years, according to officials.

The hospital, which is one of the oldest in Province 1, has become a shell of its former self for a lack of upgrade.

Trees, mostly chir pines locally called Khote Salla, growing in around five hectares of forest land have dried up, according to the division forest office in Dhankuta.

Around 13.5 tonnes of garbage collected daily from Dhankuta Municipality is turned into compost manure by mixing the decayed garbage with soil, which is later used to fertilise a flower garden.

To avoid travel disruption during the monsoon, local residents have been demanding that the road project build bridges at the earliest.

Farmers with shares in the factory have been demanding that it be revived and operated in a transparent manner.

Province 1 is hit hardest as unseasonal rainfall continues to claim lives, destroy crops.

Chief of District Coordination Committee says his office has been delivering services with only three employees.

Over 4,000 people have been diagnosed with dengue in the province since its outbreak some two months ago.

Women are catching up to men and are surpassing them in the quality of work they produce at the office.

The ostracisation is due more to social pressure than a family decision, says a family member.

22 community schools have been merged in Dhankuta since the drive started three years ago.

Officials say it will take at least three months to clear landslide debris from the Dharan-Dhankuta road section.