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Villages of Khokling and Santhakia in
Taplejung Mstrict were devastated by
landslides shown in this picture.
districts of Taplejung,
Panchthar, Te~?hathrum, Illam,
Jhapa and Sol~hbu. Other
areas serious:Ly affected were
Sunsari, Sinduli Tunj a, Morang,
Bho j pur , Khotmg and Raj bira j .
Although not as extensive as
that in Eastelm Nepal, damage
did occur in other areas of
the country. The Panauti
Hydro-electric Station in
Kathmndu Va1:Ley was floodled
and an expected bumper rice
yield in that same area was
reduced by about 15%.
ACTION TAKEN I3Y THE GOVErWMENT
OF NEPAL AND IBCAL ORGANIZATIONS
Normally poor corranw?llcations
and transportation were -va,ted by the flood damages so that a report
of the disaster did not reach Kathmdu until more than a week after it
occurred. When the Prime Minister, Mr. Soorya Bahadur Thar~a, was informed,
ments were made immediately with the U. S. Mission l'or use of its
z t e r to make an inspection of the eastemst areas. A USAID officer
accompanied the Prime Minister on the trip which involved visits to
Taplejune;, Terhathum, Phidim, Dhankuta and Bhojpur. At each place, the
Prime Minister made on-the-spot donations for the imnediate relief of the
flood victims.
During the third week in October, the Prime Minister for H(m-Panchayat,
Mr. Nava Raj Subedi, was named Organizational Chairman of the Rnergency
Relief P q m ~ Private and
Public Organizations, as well
as the general public, were
asked to cont~~ibute to the
Fund. The responses to this
request were ;~dmirable.
Hundreds of civil servants
volunteered a day's salary
as thelr personal contributions
to the Ibd. As of
January 15, 15369, the estimated
cash contribut;ions to the
Ehergency Relief Fund had
reached Rs.208,914 or $20,891
in cash and $6000 in kind.
Pond created by flood at Tribeni where
confluence Tamur, Arun and Sapti Kosi In such districts as Taplejung,
Rivers occurs.
Therathum and Phidim, local
Panchayats took the initiative