PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING TO CHILDREN

The Youth Society Nepal Chitwan has given psychosocial counseling to over 300 children affected by the recent Gorkha earthquake, central Nepal. The counseling service has been completed in Shaktikhor, Bharatpur, Barhaghare, Devghat and at present focused on other areas of the district.

June 05

http://therisingnepal.org.np/news/3967

EARTHQUAKE CHANGES GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION

The devastating earthquake of April 25 and its strong aftershocks have changed the geographical position of Kathmandu valley and adjoining places, central Nepal. The landmass at Nagarkot, Phulchoki, Lakhedanda, Swayambhu and Kumaridanda has been found shifted towards the south-east direction by 1.82 m, 0.92 m, 0.99 m, 1.64 m and 1.71 m respectively.

June 04

http://gorkhapatraonline.com/news/7706

FOREST FIRES

The fire in chure region of Banke National Park, mid-western Nepal has created havoc in many national forests along Celebrating 25 Years of Excellence ……www. resourceshimalaya.org 4

with the park. It was broke out a week ago, while the personnel from district forest and community forest have not taken action yet.

June 04

http://gorkhapatraonline.com/news/7706

RELIEF DISTRIBUTION

The farmers affected by the April 25 earthquake and aftershocks have been given a total of 17,930 Kg free paddy seeds by the District Agriculture Development Office (DADO), Bhaktapur, central Nepal. . The seeds were purchased from farmers in Kavre as well as from Bhaktapur itself. However, the demand of the farmers has been yet to be fulfilled.

June 04

http://www.myrepublica.com/society/item/22080-free-paddy-seeds-to-quake-affected-farmers.html

YARSAGUMBA COLLECTION CLOSES SCHOOLS

The schools of Dolpa district, mid-western Nepal and Darchula district, far western Nepal have been closed for 20 days as students abstain to collect Yarshagumba (Ophiocordyceps sinensis). The medicinal herb has been a major source of income in the districts.

June 02

http://www.ekantipur.com/2015/06/02/national/people-reach-highlands-in-droves-to-collect-himalayan-viagra/405999.html

UNSAFE BUILDINGS DEMOLISHED

The joint team of security forces, led by Nepal Army (NA), has demolished over 4,000 buildings that were at risk of collapsing due to structural damage caused by the April 25 earthquake and its aftershocks, central Nepal. The preliminary assessment carried out by the local administrations from the three districts inside valley showed around 4,054 damaged buildings need to be demolished, including 1,451 in Kathmandu and 1,998 in Lalitpur.

June 02

http://www.ekantipur.com/2015/06/02/capital/over-4000-unsafe-buildings-demolished/405996.html