KAVREPALANCHOWK, Oct 30: Local governments in Kavrepalanchowk have sought details from the families and relatives of people who went missing in the August 26 Bhotekoshi flood.
All 13 local governments in the district have asked families to provide details of missing persons through their respective wards, in accordance with the 'Procedure for Confirming Official Details of Those Missing in the Rasuwa-Bhotekoshi Flood, 2083 BS'.
The District Administration Office has set November 4 as the deadline for local governments to verify and confirm the official details of those missing in the disaster.
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The details are being collected and verified under a special government procedure aimed at determining the legal status of people who went missing while travelling or carrying out various activities.
At a meeting on October 13, the Kavrepalanchowk administration decided to move forward with the process in line with the procedure set by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority.
Following the Bhotekoshi flood in Rasuwa, 37 people from Kavrepalanchowk were reported missing. Of them, four were confirmed dead, while four others later contacted their families, according to the administration.
Families have been asked to provide information including the missing person's name, age, gender, temporary and permanent addresses, citizenship certificate number, date and place of disappearance, and the circumstances surrounding the disappearance. They must also provide the applicant's relationship with the missing person and contact number.
According to the Authority, the details collected from families and relatives will be verified by the local government of the missing person's permanent address, the District Disaster Management Committee and the Authority.
