Drinking water and clearance of debris dire needs of Bungmati folks
Bungmati (Lalitpur), May 16: With the destructive earthquake of April 25 and
the aftershocks, the people in Bungmati, southern outskirt of the Kathmandu
Valley, have been facing various problems. The most they are in need of at
present are the drinking water and clearance of wreckages.
"Those
killed are gone forever. But we survivors ones are facing multiples problems
with the disaster," the locals expressed plight univocally.
Although the
government and private organizations provided some relief materials as tents
and food stuffs, none has paid attention to clear the debris in Bungmati and
Khokana.
The clearance of
wreckages is an uphill task for the heavy equipments too in the settlements of
Bungmati and Khokana because the streets are very narrow. There are no enough
space for dozer and excavators to clear the debris, said the locals, urging the
government and other organizations to provide assistance in clearing the
rubbles.
The traditional
settlements of Bungmati were perished in the April 25 quake, seizing everyone
survivor's hope.
However, the
Bungmati people are lucky in a sense that they are still getting the relief
materials my different organizations. Today itself, the World Vision
International has provided relief materials to the locals at Amarapur Buddha
Monastery.
"We are
getting relief materials on a daily basis. So we want these in other districts
too. But, we are in dire need of drinking water and clearance of debris,"
said a local Man Ratna Bajracharya.
Another local
from Bungmati Bharat Tuladhar said, "Monsoon is coming soon. If the
wreckages are removed, it would be easy to set up a shelter before the
monsoon."