By Muna Chand
Kathmandu, March 28
Locals of Beni municipality-10, Patlekhet village are on verge of displacement following the
occurrence of the landslide from a corner of the village.
The entire village has been pushed to risk with the continuous occurrence of the Bandrekhalti landslide and Pakhe landslide.
Most of the settlements at Patlekheti are facing vulnerability when the landslide was heading towards the village.
As informed, the landslide has swept away 700 plus ropanis of fertile land and destroyed over eight hectares of forest area. ‘Almost 75 percent of the land of Raghuganga community forest has been ruined. The landslide has damaged the cultivable land and is coming close to human settlement. But effective measures have not been in place to control landslide.’ According to him, the landslide had completely displaced four houses last year. The landslide-triggered disaster had displaced the households of Yam Bahadur Ramjali, Hari Garbuja, Khammi Garbuja, Indra Bahadur Rawat, and Gore Rokka.
Likewise, the Pakhakhet landslide that occurred nearby the Bandrekhalti area had also caused damages to the house of Murari Hamal forcing them to leave the place. Locals said the area had witnessed continuous happening of landslides at Bandrekhalti in 2018 BS. But landslides are occurring here per annum since 2058 BS.
The earthquake-2015 had left the landslide control out of gear, shared Subedi, a local.
Following the quake, the landslide has expanded its reach to the banks of the Raghuganga River and human settlement in the upstream areas.
The underground landslide has pushed Patlekhet settlement to a further vulnerable situation.
The landslide has so far taken away hundreds of ropani cultivable land.
