Telephone and internet services have been disrupted in Gurja of Dhaulagiri Gaonpalika-1 of Myagdi due to rain and snowfall for the past two days.
Ward Chairman Jhak Bahadur Chhantyal informed that the telephone and internet services of Nepal Telecom were disrupted due to continuous snowfall since Tuesday night. The village has been left without communication due to the snowfall.
Similarly, the roof of a house has turned black due to snowfall in SinkosBagar area of Dhaulagiri-4 Mudi. The roofs of houses in Bagar, Sinkos and other settlements covered by Dhaulagiri footpath are covered and the land is completely covered.
Even the trees are covered with snow. Although the farmers are happy after the snowfall, the livestock farmers are in trouble as they are not able to manage the grass. Heavy snowfall has fallen in the upper region of Myagdi on Wednesday.
According to Bal Bahadur BK of Mudi, the house and the walkway were flooded with snow. Heavy snowfall has been reported in Gurja village and surrounding areas of the district at an altitude of 3,220 meters above sea level. People’s life in the village has become difficult due to snow cover on the sidewalks around Gurja village.
Cold and snow have made it difficult for children and the elderly to take risks. The movement has also been stopped in Deurali area bordering Ward No. 1 Gurja and Ward No. 3 Lulang of the village municipality due to snowfall. If there is continuous snowfall in Gurja, up to four feet of snow is frozen.
By Muna Chand
