Drowned by Dhobi river

KATHMANDU: Ram Bahadur Rai had dropped potatoes and onions worth Rs 1.5 lakh on Friday alone as many vegetables would be sold on Saturday. But the flood in the Dhobi river with the midnight rain flooded Rai's warehouse. The potatoes and onions he brought for sale were sold. "The entire warehouse was submerged for about 12 hours. Potatoes soaked in water and rotting onions are useless," he said.

Not only rye but also 220 stalls of modern vegetable and fruit wholesale agricultural market have been inundated due to the flood in Dhobi river. The soil that came with the flood at midnight has frozen. Traders say large quantities of vegetables have been washed away by the floods. Vegetable traders were seen throwing frozen water in the shops all day on Saturday. Most of them threw water using generators.

About 2 feet of soil brought by the flood has frozen in Himal Glass House near Tarbari Bazaar. "Water does not spoil the glass but the warehouse is full of soil," said Badri Nepal, a glass trader. "It took at least two days to remove the frozen soil in the warehouse." All three rooms of Pasang Dawa Lama of Solukhumbu, who had been operating a snack shop in Tahara on the bridge of Bhatke, were submerged. "We were just going to sleep after finishing our evening work. The flood-hit Tahara," he said. "I haven't slept all night." Sirak, Dasna, we threw it at night. The drawers, the beds all sank. ' On Saturday afternoon, Lama's neighbors were helping to unload the room. He said that about 3 feet of water were frozen inside the room.

The soil brought by the flood in Devinagar corridor road has been removed by an excavator. According to Yuvaraj Prasai of Devi Nagar, houses around the corridor have been flooded and soil has frozen. "The warehouse of readymade garments on the ground floor has been submerged. Millions of rupees worth of garments have become useless," he said. Traffic was also affected due to the inundation of Kapan Milan Chowk, Bhrikuti Chowk, Tenzing Chowk, and other areas. Local Ayusha Tamang said that most of the houses along the road were flooded.

The settlements around the corridor have been inundated due to the flood in the Dhobi river. The floods have damaged hotels, canteens, clothing, stationery, and grocery shops along the Dhobi Khola corridor. The settlements around the corridors of Kathmandu Metropolitan City-10, 11, 29, and 31 have been damaged due to heavy rains on Friday night. Every year, the Dhobi River floods the surrounding settlements.

The local Yuvaraj Prasarin said that the river was flooded in the name of the corridor. "Previously, the width of the river was 12 meters. After the construction of the corridor, it has shrunk to 9 meters," he said. He said that the surrounding areas have been inundated after crossing the river while constructing bridges and widening roads.