Bhotekoshi floods cause loss of more than Rs 79 billion to households and businesses

लगानी न्यूज

१० कार्तिक २०८३, मंगलवार १६:१०October 27, 2026

Kathmandu. The floods in Rasuwa have caused a loss of Rs 79.17 billion to households and businesses.

According to the preliminary details of the survey related to households and establishments made public by the National Planning Commission, the households suffered losses of Rs 69.57 billion and businesses and enterprises amounted to Rs 9.TAG_OPEN_div_34 60 billion.

According to the survey, 54.65 hectares of land has been damaged under the land (owned by the house). Of this, the damage to the house is Rs 13.26 billion and the cost of house construction is Rs 11.95 billion.TAG_OPEN_div_32

507.97 hectares of land owned by 3,610 families has been damaged due to the floods. Similarly, crops planted in the fields of 2,951 families have been damaged. This is a loss of Rs 23.21 crore.

Similarly, the food grains stored in 1,876 families have been damaged due to damage to the amount of Rs 10.41 crore. On the livestock side, livestock worth Rs 21.42 crore reared by 1,011 families have been damaged.

According to the commission, 1,115 families have suffered losses worth Rs 1.2 TAG_OPEN_div_26 4 billion in terms of vehicles. Similarly, 2,330 families have suffered losses worth Rs 5.02 billion in valuable, cultural and archaeological items.

} Permanent household items have also been damaged due to the floods. In which 3,187 families have lost property worth Rs 1.45 billion. Similarly, 2,769 families have suffered losses worth Rs 663.5 million on temporary (non-durable) household items.

TAG_OPEN_div_22 According to the commission, a total of 6,817 families, 32,872 persons and 499 establishments were affected by the floods. The number of residential structures that were completely damaged is 2,989.

Among the affected households, 948 are in Dhading, 108 in Gorkha, 3,841 in Nuwakot and 1,920 in Suwa. Similarly, 104 people have been affected in Dhading, 15 in Gorkha, 323 in Nuwakot and 57 in Rasuwa.TAG_OPEN_div_20

Employees were mobilized with online apps and tablets in the survey. In this, 58 teams and 156 manpower were mobilized at 15 permanent levels in four districts.