The return of the Kali Gandaki flow to normal has now brought some relief to the locasl who had been living in terror.
Following the site visit, the team of NA technician led by Uddhav Bista, chief of Nepal Army's Directorate of Development and Construction, had informed that the landslides have been continuing.
"We couldn't unclog the water that has formed a lake as the landslides have continued," said Bista. "We tried, but in vain."With the blockage, 200,000 cubic meters of water had been accumulating per hour in a stretch of over three kilometers upstream, he said.
The NA technicians at the site estimated that the level of the artificial lake had risen around 100 meters as of Sunday evening.
But they also estimated that the water in the landslide lake began to overflow the obstruction since 5:30 pm, according to police.
Due to continuous landslides, clearing the blockade and bringing the Kali Gandaki back to normal was not possible, the NA technician had added.
The Beni-Jomsom road has also been obstructed due to the landslides. The landslide debris has started falling from around 500 meters above.
According to District Administration Office (DAO), Myagdi, settlements along the banks of the Kali Gandai have been relocated to safer places as the landslies pose a threat to human life.
"We announced a state of high alert for locals residing along the river banks and urged them to move to safer places," Chief District Officer (CDO) Tek Bahadur KC said. Police have also helped some of the local vacate the unsafe area.
A team of 100 security personnel from the Nepal Army, Nepal Police and the Armed Police Force has been mobilized to the landslide site, as per the Western Regional Administrative Office. They have equipment for releasing the water from the temporary lake.
Meanwhile, a team of hydrologists from the Department of hydrology and Meteorology had also studies the landslide site. Dust from the falling debris due to the earthquake and its aftershocks had reached Beni Bazaar, district headquarters of Myagdi, eight kilometers away.
"Fissures had developed in the hills and debris had started falling after the earthquake," one of the displaced locals, Bhem Bahadur Gaburja, said.
Twenty-six houses of Aul, Rameche VDC and nine houses at Baisari, Bhagwati have been buried under the landslide. Locals from dozens of villages located on the banks of the Kali Gandaki, including Beni Bazaar, have moved to safer grounds.
Likewise, 99 jail inmates of Myagdi have been shifted to the district development committee building.
Nepal Police tweeted, "Most of water (70%) has drained ot from the artificial reservoir formed due to Kali Gandaki landslide. "
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