The Bagmati provincial government has decided to provide Rs25 million in grants to 12 local units affected by the August 26 Bhotekoshi floods and seek an additional Rs1 billion from the federal government for reconstruction.

The decisions are part of an integrated preliminary assessment of the disaster, which found extensive damage to infrastructure, homes, businesses and livelihoods. The report estimates that 1,455 people died and another 5,285 remain missing.

Mahesh Bhattarai, secretary at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Law and Cooperatives, handed the report to Chief Minister Kiran Thapa Magar on Thursday.

According to the report, 344 injured people are still receiving treatment at various hospitals. The floods destroyed 2,300 private homes and partially damaged another 269.

More than 2,300 families have been displaced, with 1,085 people staying in temporary camps. The disaster left 102 children without either parent, while 246 children and 169 senior citizens are living in holding centres, the report said.

The floods destroyed 34 motorable bridges and 51 suspension footbridges, along with 3.5 kilometres of blacktopped roads and 14 government buildings. Damage to roads, bridges and government buildings was estimated at Rs5.69 billion.

The disaster also severely disrupted education in the affected areas. Thirty-five school buildings and 317 classrooms at 12 schools were destroyed, affecting 9,248 students. Another 18 schools suffered partial damage, according to the report.

Six government and seven private health facilities and pharmacies were destroyed. The floods also damaged 55 drinking-water projects and 44 irrigation canals, leaving thousands of households without access to drinking water and irrigation. Damage to these facilities was estimated at Rs526.9 million.

Businesses and livelihoods also suffered extensive losses. Around 300 cottage and small industries, 67 shops and 30 warehouses were damaged, with losses estimated at more than Rs2.97 billion. More than 1,700 workers lost their jobs as a result of the floods.

The report estimated that 973 hectares of farmland were affected, with crops on 471 hectares destroyed. The disaster killed 702 large livestock, 2,123 small livestock and 134,000 chickens and other birds. Damage to agriculture and livestock was estimated at Rs285.9 million.

The provincial government said it had undertaken search and rescue operations, medical treatment, relief distribution, temporary shelter, road repairs, alternative access arrangements and restoration of communications services after the disaster.

The ministry has recommended ensuring safe shelter and continuity of basic services for affected residents, verifying damage data through technical assessments, preparing an integrated reconstruction plan, mobilising resources according to priority and conducting regular progress reviews.

The provincial government formed the preliminary assessment committee on September 9 under Bhattarai's coordination. The 17-member committee carried out field assessments of the human, physical and social damage caused by flooding in the Lhende-Bhotekoshi-Trishuli river system before submitting its report to the chief minister.