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Melamchi water project an open-ended mission
The Kathmandu Post   13 October 2017   Nepal   Kathmandu  
A file photo shows a breakthrough in the Sundarijal-Sindu section of the Melamchi tunnel.
<p>With a succession of deadlines to supply Melamchi water to parched Kathmandu Valley having passed without fruition, the Melamchi Water Supply Development Board told the parliamentary Development Committee on Thursday that they had stopped fixing target ...
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Landslide obstructs 6km stretch of Siddhartha Highway in Palpa
ekantipur.com   06 October 2017   Nepal   Palpa  
Passengers cross the landslide-hit section of the highway in Siddhababa, Palpa.
<p>Vehicular movement at the Tansen-Butwal section of Siddhartha Highway has been obstructed once again following a massive landslide in Siddhababa area in Palpa on Thursday.</p><p>Palpa District Traffic Police chief Prabin Acharya said the landslide had not ...
Construction resumes at Rasuwagadhi project
The chinese contractor has completed 40 percent of construction work at the 111 MW hydro project
<p>Construction work at the 111 MW Rasuwagadhi Hydropower Project has picked up speed lately after being in the doldrums for more than a year.</p><p>China International Water and Electric Corporation, the contractor for the civil works, had abandoned the project ...
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Naxal, Kathmandu: a landslide apparently caused by poor construction management
AGU Blogosphere   11 January 2017   Nepal   Asia  
The collapsed road section in Naxal, Kathmandu (source: eKantipur)
<p>At 7 am yesterday morning a section of the Bhagwati Bahal-Bal Mandir road in Naxal, Kathmandu collapsed into a deep excavation, closing this busy highway.</p> <p>The site is an excavation for a new 5 star hotel, provisionally planned to be Hilton Doubletree. ...
Over 70 people killed in Nepal floods, landslides since Monday
The Imalayan Times   27 July 2016   Nepal   Kathmandu  
Rubble of houses seen where seven people were killed in a landslide in Pyuthan Municipality, on Wednesday, July 27, 2016. Photo Courtesy: Pashupati Pandit
<p>KATHMANDU: More than 70 people lost their life in floods and landslides in several districts of eastern, central and western Nepal since Monday.</p> <p>The Ministry of Home Affairs, however, said on Wednesday evening that 66 people are confirmed dead. The ...
Filed under: Natural Hazards
Landslide risk remains high a year after magnitude-7.8 Nepal earthquake
Phys Org   26 April 2016   Nepal   Nepal landslides  
Marin Clark assessing boulders deposited during a monsoon-triggered debris flow near Timbu, Nepal. Credit: Dimitrios Zekkos
<p>With the monsoon fast approaching, the landslide risk in Nepal remains high a year after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake that killed more than 8,000 people, according to a University of Michigan-led research team.</p><p>The April 25, 2015, earthquake struck ...
Dry landslide strikes Annapurna region
Katmandu Post   24 February 2016   Nepal   Myagdi district  
A file photo of the Annapurna mountain range which was hit by a massive dry landslide
<p>Feb 24, 2016- Narchyang, Dana, Bhurung-Tatopani, Ghar and Histan villages in Myagdi district were covered in thick plumes of dust following Sunday&rsquo;s night&rsquo;s massive dry landslide, which was triggered by an aftershock. A magnitude 5.5 aftershock ...
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106 households at high risk of landslide shifted to safer place
ekantipur.com   09 July 2015   Nepal   Sindhupalchowk  
Sindhupalchowk district high risk of landside
<p>CHAUTARA, JUL 09 - As many as 106 households of six VDCs in Sindhupalchowk district that were at high risk of landside following the April 25 quake have been shifted to a safer place in the district itself.</p>
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Nepal Landslide: At Least 15 People Killed, Several Missing After Heavy Rainfall In Taplejung District
A boy clears rubble from his home during a landslide after Tuesday's earthquake at Singati Village, in Dolakha, Nepal, May 15, 2015. Picture taken May 15. Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha
<p>At least 15 people were feared dead and several others were missing after a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall hit six villages in northeastern Nepal on Wednesday night. The Himalayan nation is struggling to recover from the aftermath of two earthquakes ...
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Unstable Slopes: Nepal Landslide Highlights Risk to Lives and Infrastructure in Himalayas
Circle of Blue   28 May 2015   Nepal   Kali Gandaki River  
Photo courtesy of Doug Letterman / Flickr Creative Commons. A slide on May 24 blocked the Kali Gandaki River and threatened homes and the country’s largest hydropower station.
<p>The Himalayas are still unsettled more than a month after a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Nepal. Though the latest calamity ended without a loss of life, the landslide and flood that occurred over the weekend are a reminder that the valleys beneath ...
Filed under: Natural Hazards