Unregulated quarrying fuels fear in flood-ravaged Bethanchok

Despite a July landslide triggered by reckless mining, illegal and dangerous excavation near homes, a school and health post continues in Kavrepalanchok.

Nine months after last year’s devastating monsoon-induced disasters, residents of Chalal Ganeshsthan in ward 4 of Bethanchok Rural Municipality remain gripped by fear. With the onset of the rainy season, they now face a dual threat—not only from natural disasters but also from unchecked mining activities near their settlements.