At least 24 incidents of landslides have been reported in the district since Sunday night, in which 300 families have been displaced, according to the District Disaster Management Committee.

Chitwan National Park has agreed to provide Rs 700,000 and the Rapti Municipal Office agreed to provide Rs 300,000 to the bereaved family.

The order comes following the detection of coronavirus in a 24-year-old man living in a quarantine facility in Suryagadhi Rural Municipality on Sunday.

The deceased’s family has accused Nepal Army personnel of fatally assaulting the youth last week inside Chitwan National Park.

Since the Jure landslide six years ago, Sindhupalchok has been getting back on its feet from one calamity—only to be brought to its knees by another.

The park’s move to evict the landless Chepang families by means of arson and vandalism has drawn widespread criticism.

Nepal Army has denied allegations of beating seven youths who had entered Chitwan National Park on July 16 without permission.

Nepal Chepang Sangh has submitted a memorandum to the chief district officer of Chitwan, demanding legal action against the guilty.

Chitwan National Park authorities on Saturday set ablaze two huts and vandalised eight others, asking the indigenous people to vacate Kusum Khola.

The rights organisation has called on the authorities concerned to hold the people accountable who set fire and razed down the huts of the landless families.

Local government criticise the park officials for trying to evict poor families during monsoon.

Road section at Mauwa Bridge washed away bringing movement of vehicles and people to a halt.

Some structures constructed last year have already been destroyed by this year’s rains.

The survivors’ misery is exacerbated by the looming threat of coronavirus spread at temporary shelters they have been moved to.

Security personnel recovered engineer Satish Goit’s body on Wednesday while search for the other missing person is still underway.

The workers were swept away by a high-velocity water released in one of the tunnels of the project.

The nearest secondary level school is about a two hours’ walk away.

As many as 603 people from the marginalised Chepang community will benefit from the health insurance policy from the upcoming fiscal year.

The swollen Bhotekoshi also swept away bridges and road sections on the Araniko Highway, complicating relief efforts.

The Danuwar community in rural Sindhuli is deprived of information regarding Covid-19 and facts are overshadowed by rumours.