Myagdi district is rebuilding after the landslides and floods that followed continuous rain from Asoj 8 to 11 (September 24 to 27). In Beni, the district headquarters, the Beni Drinking Water and Sanitation Consumers' Organization says the town needs more than 20 litres of water per second but is getting only eight, affecting about 25,000 people in three wards; the main pipeline from Rithakharka and Dandakharka has been shut for a month while temporary lines are laid. The organization has proposed Rs 14.7 crore for immediate work and Rs 70 crore for a long-term plan to the Department of Water Supply and Sewerage Management.
In Paudwar, in Annapurna Rural Municipality, residents have reopened trails and restored power, with a transformer flown in by helicopter, through volunteer labour, ward chair Rajesh Tilija Pun said. The road from Pokharebagar to the village's ward office remains badly damaged. The District Administration Office has prepared an action plan for rebuilding and strengthening damaged private homes, now being implemented after the district disaster management committee passed it, Chief District Officer Ganesh Gaire told Ratopati; under the procedure, affected households receive a Rs 5 lakh grant.
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As Myagdi district recovers from the floods and landslides of late September, Beni is working to restore its water supply while villagers in Paudwar rebuild through volunteer labour.
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