Manohara River Area Faces Repeated Flooding and Damage

Kathmandu. The Manohara riverbank area in Kathmandu and Bhaktapur has become synonymous with disaster. This Manohara riverbank, which experienced a devastating flood two years ago, faced bulldozers during the removal of squatters' settlements a few months ago. On the night of Bhadra 29, the Manohara riverbank again faced the fury of a flood. The flood that came after 8 PM on Monday has cracked some houses and flooded others in the Divyeshwori Manohar Nagar area of Madhyapur Thimi Municipality-1, Bhaktapur. There was a stampede in the Divyeshwori Manohar area of Madhyapur Thimi, Bhaktapur, after the Manohara River swelled. Residents of Divyeshwori Manohar,...