Dovan Bazaar fire victims worried about resettlement

A total of 324 people of 63 families have been rendered homeless after a fire destroyed 50 houses at Dovan Bazaar in Taplejung last week.

While Province 1 Chief Minister Sherdhan Rai, who arrived at Taplejung’s Dovan Bazaar in a chopper, was distributing relief to the fire victims on Saturday, Futi Sherpa was breaking into tears looking at the remnants of her fire-ravaged house. Her husband Darinji Sherpa was in the programme venue to receive relief. The 53-year-old woman has been restless thinking about their rehabilitation and uncertain future.