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Nepal Forms Special Committee to Probe Rasuwa Floods, Climate Impact
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News18•21-09-2026, 19:30
Nepal Forms Special Committee to Probe Rasuwa Floods, Climate Impact
- •Nepal established a 15-member parliamentary special committee to investigate the devastating floods that struck the Tibet border and parts of Nepal on August 26.
- •The committee, unanimously endorsed by the House, will study climate change's impact on the Himalayas, climate justice, and the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli disaster.
- •Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal highlighted the disaster's severe impact on lives, infrastructure, and livelihoods, emphasizing the need for rehabilitation, reconstruction, and risk mitigation.
- •The committee's mandate includes reviewing Himalayan temperature changes, snowfall, glaciers, and watersheds, and recommending measures to strengthen research.
- •The committee is tasked with presenting its conclusions, a roadmap for reconstruction, and recommendations within three months, addressing immediate issues and long-term solutions.
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The committee is mandated to study the impact of climate change on the Himalayas and the Bhotekoshi flood in Rasuwa, recommend actions for the rehabilitation of affected citizens, and advise on sustainable reconstruction, risk reduction, legal reforms, and climate justice.
The devastating floods struck riverside settlements in the Rasuwa district and areas along the border of Tibet on the morning of August 26.
More than 1,400 people were killed with over 6,000 unaccounted for. The disaster also damaged 12 operating and under-construction hydropower projects, major sections of highways, 48 suspension bridges, and 31 motorable bridges.
