Kathmandu. Due to the Rasuwa-Bhotekoshi flood that occurred on August 10, it is estimated that the damage to the private property of the common people alone is about 79 billion 17 million rupees.
According to the preliminary results of the post-disaster needs assessment (PDNA) household survey published by the National Planning Commission, there has been a loss of 79.17 billion in people’s houses, land, businesses, etc. According to the Commission, the damage caused to the infrastructure, productive, social and environmental sectors including road, hydropower etc. is not included in this.
Of the total damage, 69.57 billion was the loss of household property and 9.66 billion was the loss of business and establishment property. About 88 percent of the damage to private property was seen by households.
According to the Commission, it includes details of the damage to the houses, land, crops, livestock, vehicles and household goods of citizens and businessmen affected by the flood. The Council of Ministers decided on 12th August to prepare a PDNA report along with a detailed assessment of flood damage and financial need estimation and reconstruction plan. Accordingly, the Commission has prepared a questionnaire and collected data in the affected areas.
According to the Commission, 156 technical and administrative personnel have been deployed in 58 teams by mobilizing employees from various government agencies. An arrangement was also made to fill in the details of the affected person’s family from the relevant local level during the course of work or while on a visit.
The Commission said that the data collected for PDNA is being processed and analyzed. According to the preliminary results of the survey, 6,817 households and 1,638 businesses in 15 local levels of Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Dhading and Gorkha districts have been affected.
According to the commission, 32 thousand 872 people have been directly affected by the flood, of which 16 thousand 714 are men, 16 thousand 80 are women, and 78 other genders and gender identities have not been revealed.
District-wise, Nuwakot is the most affected, where 17,954 people have been affected. In Nuwakate, 4 thousand 164 households and establishments suffered damage.
Similarly, 9,676 people (1,977 households) were affected in Rasuwa, 4,584 (1,52) people in Dhading and 6,58 (1,23) people in Gorkha.
Damage to land is highest
Economically, the biggest damage was seen in land. The survey showed that 508 hectares of land belonging to 3,610 families were damaged. The estimated value of which is around 35 billion 44 million rupees.
Similarly, only 54.65 hectares of land is affected by damaged building structures. According to the commission, there is a loss of 13.26 billion rupees on the land with own-owned houses, and when the investment in building construction is calculated, there is an additional loss of 11.95 billion rupees.
In addition, the commission concluded that 2,330 households’ cash, valuables, cultural and antiquities were damaged to the tune of 5.2 billion. 1 billion 45 crores have been damaged in permanent household goods of 3 thousand 187 families.
Similarly, the commission has concluded that 1,423 vehicles belonging to 1,115 households suffered a loss of 1.24 billion. 2,769 families have lost 663.5 million worth of temporary household goods.
According to the data of the commission, there is a loss of 23 crore 21 lakh in planted crops, 10 crore 41 lakh in stored food and 21 crore 42 lakh in livestock and fisheries. 664 big and 4,601 small animals, 63,633 birds and 24,508 kg of fish kept by the household have been destroyed.
Similarly, 4,151 building structures of 3,967 house owners have been damaged, the commission said. Among them, there are 2,702 houses, 288 goths, dhansar or matan, 651 trusses and 263 towers.
142 structures are of other types while 15 types are not open. 2 thousand 989 structures (72 percent) have been completely damaged and 508 have been buried with mud and mud. According to the commission, 302 buildings were partially damaged, 192 were moderately damaged and 141 collapsed.
According to the data of the commission, 3 thousand 104 structures (76.95 percent) of them cannot be used again. There are a total of 652 structures that can be used after repair (320 after complete repair and 320 after general repair). Whereas, only 97 are habitable without repair.
774 (47.25 percent) are wholesale and retail traders among those who lost business. Then there are 337 (20.57 percent) housing and food service establishments, 166 (10.13 percent) agriculture, forestry and fishery establishments and 136 (8.3 percent) other service establishments. 940 million worth of damage was done to 403 vehicles belonging to businessmen. 130 large and 2 thousand 58 small animals, 153 thousand 52 birds and 28 thousand 150 kg of fish raised by various establishments have also been destroyed.