गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Snowfall affects life, development activities Nepal Snowfall affects life, development activities KathmanduPati January 08, 2021 File Photo KATHMANDU – The daily life of people and development works have been badly affected with snowfall causing severe cold in the district. The streams are frozen, and the people facing tough time with snowfall being occurred in the upper region of Manang since Monday. The people are immured inside home. Problem of drinking water surfaced with frozen streams. A farmer Cholpa Gurung informed that although people make fire and warm themselves, the cattle are suffering biting cold. He added that development works in the upper belt like Khansar and other areas were disrupted. The blend of water and cement does clot with dipping mercury, which has resulted in hindrance on the works relating to road, drinking water and irrigation. Infrastructure development chief in the district, Nabin Chandra Adhikari also admitted that the landslides in the rainy season and snowfall in winter have disrupted development works. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Flood relief funds reach Rs 17.54 billion Landslide suspected as cause of deadly Budhi Gandaki flood Flood sweeps away six bridges, 10 people missing Flood sweeps away 35 homes in riverside villages Flash flood sweeps away riverside bazaar and hydropower camp When Nepal Goes Offline Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around Now more than ever, support the IT sector Tourism entrepreneurs get crash course in Chinese language Why the PLA broadcasted Punjabi songs for Indian troops Time Tested Friendship-Suresh Sharma Federal Parliament Secretariat returns badge pins to manufacturer WAP and the portrayal of the female body as a commodity