Students going to school in Temporary Learning Centers (TLCs) – built after the earthquake – have started to fall ill in worrying numbers. Most TLCs are built of tin sheets without any insulation, so wind and humid cold air easily…
Earthquake Aftermath
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Ramechap district is freezing and locals are struggling to keep warm as temperatures are dropping below zero. Pisang Lama, 31, is just one of thousands living in temporary shelters completely unfit for winter. Like in most of the earthquake affected…
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USD 4,4 billion are in the pipeline for reconstruction. However, the NRA which is distribute all this money has not really started working yet.
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What’s it like to lose your house? To many villagers in the earthquake affected districts, it was indeed a huge economic setback. It costs at least 500,000 rs. – or around 8,000 USD – just to build a traditional…
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Villagers in Palanchok, Kavre, were hoping for the best. A Japanese-funded NGO pledging in May to rebuild 60 to 65 houses, however, did not return. It did clear some rubble with a dozer, following the villagers’ hard work of manually…
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Kokhana village – dating back to the Malla period – remains deserted and lifeless. Located eight kilometres south of Kathmandu, it has become a ghost town. The houses that didn’t collapse in the earthquake are kept erect only by heavy…
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Palanchok is just one of thousands of villages trying to move on after the earthquake. Expecting an NGO to come and rebuild their houses, villagers are in a rush to clear their land of rubble and debris.
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In early May the government pledged 200,000 Nrs. to every family who lost their house in the earthquake. But then the program stalled!