KATHMANDU, Jan 6: The Kathmandu Valley is to see further decline in the temperature.

As the minimum temperature is going down, colder days are ahead, said a weather forecaster. For three days, the minimum temperature is standing at one degree centigrade. Today’s minimum temperature is recorded 1.6 degree centigrade.

Meteorologist Raju Pradhananga said as the night sky is clear in the Valley, the minimum temperature would remain stable for some days.

Similarly, the general public has faced hard times for cold wave in Terai region.

The Kathmandu Valley has not witnessed the minimum temperature of no less than minus three degree centigrade so far.
According to the Weather Forecasting Division, it was 11 January 1998 that saw -3.5 centigrade temperature in the Valley.
Last year’s January 14 recorded 0.4 centigrade as the minimum temperature.

KATHMANDU, Jan 4: With the minimum temperature plummeting to 1.5 degree Celsius, Kathmandu valley today experienced the coldest day of this winter season so far, the Weather Forecasting Division stated.

The minimum temperature in Kathmandu Valley was 2.2 degrees Celsius on Wednesday. Cold has increased across the country with the fall in mercury, meteorologist Shanti Kandel said.

According to her, the cold will intensify further in the coming days.

“Chill has increased not only in Kathmandu but throughout the country. It is colder today than yesterday. Mercury will drop further across the country in the coming days,” she said.

Although there is sunshine since the morning, bone-chilling cold has hit the life of the people. Meteorologist Kandel said the fall in temperature and increase in cold is normal weather phenomenon and it is not the impact of any new weather system, adding that there is some influence of the North-westerly wind.

Almost all regions of the Tarai were covered with thick fog today. It is said the weather will gradually warm up towards the afternoon. Tarai has witnessed decline in the maximum temperature while hill and mountainous regions have recorded decline in minimum temperature.

Earlier, the temperature had gone down to the lowest 2.8 Degree Celsius in Kathmandu on 16 December 2017. Jumla recorded the lowest temperature at – 6.5 degrees Celsius today while Biratnagar recorded the highest minimum temperature of 10 degrees Celsius. RSS

KATHMANDU, Nov 6: Accelerometer centers, measuring earthquake, are going to be constructed at six different places of Kathmandu Valley with the Japanese support.

Japan had provided financial support for the construction of 10 accelerometer centers in Kathmandu Valley and 10 GPS stations out of valley after the Gorkha earthquake.

The accelerometer centers are going to be constructed at Sanga, Kapan, Lubhu, Sinamangal, Thankot and Kharipati.

Seismologist at the National Seismological Center, Department of Mines and Geology, Mukunda Bhattarai, said that the centers are to be constructed at the quake hard-hit areas.

He said, “We have already established the centre at Thecho, Sankhu, Machhapokhari and Jhor of Kathmandu valley last year. We will establish the centers at the remaining places this month.”

Similarly, the GPS stations have already been built at Chitwan, Kapilvastu and Syangja district and such centers will be constructed at Rukum, Rolpa and Gulmi this year, according to the Department.

Accelerometer center measures large scale earthquake while GPS stations measures both small and large scale earthquakes.

Seismological centers were established at 21 different places in the country in 2036 BS with the support of a French organization.
Similarly, seismological centers have been established at four different places of Kathmandu Valley with the support of Tribhuvan University and one seismological center at Department of Mines with the support of an American organization, USGS. RSS

KATHMANDU, July 20: Repair of roads which had been dug to lay the water supply pipes for the Melamchi Water Supply Project has started following directives from Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to fill up the ditches and potholes on roads in the Kathmandu valley within 15 days.

PM Deuba on July 16 summoned the representatives of the bodies concerned and instructed them to fill up the ditches and potholes on the roads within 15 days, following the death of a girl who died after falling into a waterlogged ditch on the road.

A mechanism has also been set up under the convenorship of Chandra Kumar Ghimire, Secretary at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, for coordinating in the road repair works.

The Kathmandu Upatyaka Khanepani Limited Project Implementation Directorate had laid the pipelines for supplying the water from the Melamchi Project. The Directorate has called a total halt in digging the road at more places for the purpose of laying the pipeline as the monsoon has already started and digging roads during this time would create problem in the movement of people and vehicles.

Directorate spokesperson Lila Prasad Dhakal said that the Directorate is serious over the road accidents occurring due to the bad condition of the roads in the Kathmandu valley as they were dug for laying the water pipelines.
“The Directorate does not have the program of laying water pipes in Samakhusi area and it has focused its attention to efforts at restoring the roads that were dug for the purpose of installing the water pipes, in line with the Prime Minister’s directive,” he said.

The Directorate has so far completed the work of laying water supply pipelines on 51.5 kilometres up to Pani Pokhari for bulk supply of water. It needs to lay down the pipe line on total 60.6 kilometres for this purpose.
Similarly, as against extending the pipelines on 670 kilometres for distribution network improvement, the Directorate has so far laid the pipe line on 610 kilometres.

The work of construction of reservoir has been completed at Mahankalchaur, Panipokhari, Bansbari, Tigni, Balaju and Khumaltar.

Following the Prime Minister’s directive, Project Director at the Directorate, Tiresh Prasad Khatri, inspected the roads at different places in Kathmandu that are in bad condition and in the spot instructed the contractors to promptly carry out the repair works.

The Directorate has stated that the repair of roads which are in worst condition has started at Battisputali, Ratopul, Chabahil, Chuchchepati and Kapan areas. Spokesman Dhakal said the repair works are underway with the target of completing them in 10 days. RSS

KATHMANDU, June 27: Some 600,000 passengers have left here for their home districts to use their voting rights in second round of local-level election scheduled for June 28.

According to the National Federation of Nepal Transport Entrepreneurs, the number of passengers leaving for province no 1, 5 and 7 from Kathmandu Valley has increased.

The voters of province no 1, 5 and 7, living in Kathmandu Valley for different purposes, have started leaving here from mid-June.

Federation General Secretary, Saroj Sitaula, said that arrangement of vehicles has been made in view of increasing flow of passengers willing to go their home districts to cast vote.

Crowd of passengers can be seen at Kalanki, Balkhu and Koteshwor to catch the vehicles to reach their destinations. Similarly, number of passenger is also high at Tribhuvan International Airport today as compared to other days. RSS

KATHMANDU, June 24: As much as 35 metric tonnes of garbage was collected from various major rivers and the ring road areas of the Kathmandu Valley today.

Nearly 17 metric tonnes of waste were managed by cleaning the Bagmati River near Gusingal at Tripureshwor as part of the 215th week of the Bagmati Cleanup Mega Campaign.

Over 550 people participated in the cleanup campaign. On the occasion, Chief Executive Officer of Gorkha Finance Raj Kumar Rai provided 650 masks, 600 gloves, 20 baskets and 60 pairs of gumboots to the campaigners, campaigner Umesh Bohara said.

Goodwill ambassador of Bagmati Cleanup Campaign Manisha Koirala, former secretary Dr Krishna Chandra Poudyal, chairman of Kathmandu Metropolitan City Ward No. 11 and other civil society leaders were also present.

Besides, personnel of Nepal Army, Nepal Police, High Powered Bagmati Civilization Integrated Development Committee, Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Lalitpur Metropolitan City, Kathmandu Upatyaka Kanepani Limited, Blue Cross Hospital, Muktinath Development Bank and many other organizations took part in the campaign.

The 116th week of the Bagmati Cleanup Campaign would be held near Nayapul (bridge) of Tripureshwor area.

Likewise, two metric tonnes of waste was managed from Bagmati in Bagmati Gokarneshwor Municipality. The cleanup campaign was organized by the Pudasaini Maitri Samaj and Ramro Jorpati, Hamro Jorpati.

Furthermore, the Bishnumati River cleanup campaign entered 146th week today itself. As part of the campaign, two metric tonnes of waste were managed by collecting the garbage along the Dip Jyoti School to Bus Park area of the river.

Moreover, the Ring Road Cleanup Campaign that entered its 11th week today collected 11 metric tonnes of waste from Samakhusi Chowk to Gongabu area. A large number of hoteliers and women too participated in the campaign. RSS