Gov to build 3000 cottages for displaced in Sunsari

SUNSARI, Aug 24 - The authorities have planned to construct three thousand cottages within a week in Sunsari for the permanent settlement of the people displaced by the Saptakoshi inundation in Sunsari district. “Three thousand cottages will be constructed in public land in either Narsing or Bokraha,” said Local Development ...

Locals of Western Kusaha, Haripur, Shreepur and Western Lokahi who have been stranded at temporary shelters in the district after their villages were inundated by the swollen Saptakoshi will be shifted to new settlements.

Meanwhile, donor agencies including UNICEF and Oxfam are supporting the construction work.

According to the government figures, over 5o, 000 people have been displaced.