Kathmandu: This year’s monsoon has officially entered Nepal. According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division, the monsoon system crossed into Nepal from the east on Thursday night and has already spread across most parts of Koshi Province.
A bulletin issued on Friday stated that most weather stations in Koshi recorded light to moderate monsoon rainfall.
Dinesh Prasad Bhatta, executive head of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, said a preparedness and response action plan has been approved, anticipating above-average rainfall and potential damage this monsoon season.
The authority estimates that about 1.99 million people from 457,145 households across the country will be affected by monsoon-related disasters this year. Among them, over 1.02 million (52 percent) are women, while approximately 969,000 are men.
According to the Monsoon Preparedness and Response National Action Plan released by the authority on Wednesday, Lumbini Province is expected to be the worst affected, with 523,656 people from 119,830 households at risk. Karnali Province is expected to be the least affected, with 127,308 people from 29,132 households.
Other provinces expected to face significant impacts include Bagmati, with 327,376 people from 74,914 households; Gandaki, with 287,107 people from 65,699 households; Koshi, with 275,867 people from 63,127 households; Madhesh, with 228,687 people from 52,331 households; and Sudurpaschim, with 227,730 people from 52,112 households.
