Lungrimadi Irrigation Project left incomplete for three decades
The project was initiated with an aim to irrigate around 239 hectares of farmland in Swargadwari but given the lengthy delay, farmers have lost all hopes for the project’s completion.
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Dakhakwadi residents struggle to keep sandalwood smugglers at bay
More than a dozen sandalwood trees were stolen from the Pyuthan village in the past six months.
Multiple landslides leave Pyuthan’s Damri at high risk
Around 70 households are at risk and need immediate relocation, officials say.
Multiple landslides leave Damri area at high risk
Around 70 households in the area are at risk of landslides and need to be relocated immediately, officials say.
Floods damage arable land in Pyuthan every monsoon
Farmers in Pyuthan Municipality are seeking government help to protect their fields that the Jhimruk river has been turning into dry desolate land.
Five years on, Phopli landslide victims yet to receive any help
The landslide of July 25, 2016, killed 27 individuals and displaced around 200 families.
Several settlements in hill districts of Lumbini at high risk of landslides
Haphazard construction of roads using heavy machinery is also one of the leading causes behind landslides, officials say.
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