A year later, survivors of the Rukum Pachem earthquake are still living in tin shacks

Kathmandu, November 4

It has been a year since Harka Boon of Athpiscot Municipality No. 14 in Rukum Pachem was left homeless after a devastating earthquake struck the area.

The 6.4-magnitude earthquake, whose epicenter was around Ramidanda in the Jajarkot district, occurred at 11:47 pm on November 3, 2023.

The disaster claimed more than 150 lives, injured nearly 400 people, and caused severe damage to buildings, infrastructure and essential services, primarily affecting Jajarkot, Rukum Paschim, Rukum Purba and Salyan districts.

The Boone family has already endured one winter and one monsoon in a tin shelter, and Harka fears they will face another harsh winter in the same conditions. After spending the first days under a tarpaulin tent after their home was destroyed, the family eventually moved into a tin shed.

He expressed his frustration, saying: “We spent a whole year in difficult conditions inside the tin warehouse. Winter has already set in, and the weather is getting colder. We are worried about how we will cope this time.”

Like Bonn, many quake-affected families are still living in makeshift tin shelters, longing for safe housing as winter approaches. After enduring the cold of last winter in tents and the summer in zinc huts, they still lack safe housing.

“We have not received timely assistance from the government to rebuild our homes. We are worried about the health of our children and the elderly. Last year was difficult, and we fear losing more lives this winter,” said Hiralal Pariyar of Sanibhari Rural. Municipality-4.

Despite government promises of support, reconstruction measures have yet to be implemented, even after a year. The authorities had pledged to provide a grant of 50,000 Nepalese rupees to each affected family to build a temporary shelter, but many earthquake survivors reported that they did not receive the full grant.

Although tarpaulins and temporary shelters were immediately provided, the complete reconstruction process has stalled, said Manoj Buddhathuki, chairman of Sanibheri Rural Municipality 4. He pointed to the federal government's delay in starting the reconstruction process as the main obstacle.

The field visit by the National Assembly's Public Policy and Delegated Legislation Committee highlighted conditions in the earthquake-hit areas and urged the government to speed up the reconstruction process and resettlement of affected families.

According to the District Administration Office, out of 34,989 registered beneficiaries, 32,996 families received the first installment to build temporary housing.

However, 2,002 families have not yet received their initial payment, and the second payment has been disbursed to only 16,000 families.

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