Downsides Of Development

Wounds of development are everywhere as we follow a dirt road from Khaireni, Satyavati rural municipality in Gulmi to Johang. Northeastward from a crossing of the Angare stream is a warning on the wall. A landslide has been advancing towards the Mohoriya Gaun for decades, putting it under increased threat along with a bustling market of the yore called Tallo Hatiya, even when there’s not much development work going on. Up to Neta from the stream, it’s a smooth walk but motorable roads tend to be far more serpentine than foot trails. Keeping this in mind, we take to the path hardly taken these days—a short foot trail—only to find that it has fallen into disuse.