The three dams-Bajaha, Mahalisagar and Marthi Majhauli-have obstructed the flow of various rivers flowing toward downstream India have triggered inundation in large swathes of Nepali land along the international border in Kapilvastu. [break]
According to the locals, their land got deluged as the Indian side did not open the dams´ outlets though the heavy rainfall on Tuesday night had swollen the rivers.
More than 1,000 hectares of land in Rangapur, Baluhawa, Tritirkhi , Pipara, Basantapur, Gauri and Dohani VDCs, and some parts of Kapilvastu municipality have been inundated after India did not open most of the outlets of the Bajaha dam.
A six-kilometer section of Bargadawa-Bhabpur-Punnihawa road remains submerged in water due to the dam. Out of the 28 outlets of the dam, only eight have been opened so far. India uses the dam build on Bajaha lake, which is spread over 500 hectares of land, for irrigation.
Rakishar Pandeya, a farmer of Baluhawa, says that the two countries need to work together to find a long-term solution to the problem, which recurs every monsoon.
Similarly, Mahalisagar dam built in Siddarthanagr district of India has inundated over 300 hectares of Nepali land in Rangapur, Bhaisaihiya, Baidauli , Kacharihawa , Loharauli, and Parshohiya VDCs of Kapilvastu. The border pillars have also submerged in the water.
Likewise, Marthi Majhauli dam has inundated over 200 hectares of land in Bijuwa and Baskhor VDCs, according to the local farmers.
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