Had the Parwanipur branch of Water Induced Disaster Management Office kept the dam in proper condition, the disaster could have been averted, said a local Umesh Singh. [break]
"The dam has been completely destroyed and we don´t know when will another flood come," said Singh. "It´s not that we have not informed the Chief District Officer about the situation but no immediate actions has been taken yet," added Singh.
Although the rains have stopped, much of the flood-hit area remains waterlogged for the last two days and the displaced are still taking shelter at a local primary school and the building of the Nepal Red Cross Society.
"We have been distributing food including rice, pulse and biscuits collected from donors to the victims," said Sub Inspector at Border Police Office Banjahara, Dilip Sharma.
"The food we are being provided is not enough and we urgently need essential medicines as well. Also, our livestock are hungry for days as all the pastures remain deluged," said another local Bigu Gupta.
However, Chief District Officer Dil Bahadur Ghimire shared that a team of doctors will be deployed to flood hit area by Monday. "We have to take alternative routes to reach the flood-hit areas as the main roads remain blocked," said Ghimire.
Meanwhile, a central monitoring team has reached the flood-hit area to investigate the property loss. The team including nine members from various ministries has been coordinated by Under Secretary of the Department of Irrigation, Dan Ratna Shakya.
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