Delay in embankment repair worries Tikapur residents

Floods triggered by heavy rains in the third week of October last year breached the embankment along Karnali River and inundated several settlements.

After the construction of an embankment along the Karnali river in Tikapur Municipality, Kailali, the local residents were relieved that they wouldn’t have to face floods in the area. However, flash floods triggered by heavy rains in October third week breached the embankment and entered the settlements.