Surging Budhi Gandaki River Spawns Flood and Landslide Threats in Northern Gorkha: Local Administration Issues High Alert

Incessant precipitation across high Himalayan catchments has dramatically swollen the Budhi Gandaki River in northern Gorkha to dangerous levels. With severe erosion and localized flash flood threats menacing riverside settlements including Aarughat, Sirdibas, Yaru Bagar, and Jagat, the District Administration Office of Gorkha has sounded a high alert, dispatching emergency security detachments.