Toll Rises to 10 over 150 still missing i sindhupalchok landslide

Sindhupalchok landslide

 Rescuers have pulled out two more bodies from the site of the massive landslide that blocked sunkoshi River at mankha VDC in sindhupalchok on Saturday taking the death toll to 10 with around 155 feared missing . the home ministry said on Sunday,With one more sluice created on the landslide dam in addition to the two formed on Saturday the risk of upstream and downstream flooding has been redced but not compltely averted.said Nepal Army spokesperson jagadish chandra pokharel.on Saturday an NA team had launched two controlled explosions on the clogged river with three channels of drainage obstruvted water is now being drained at the rate of three inches per hour said ganesh kc spokesperson for the Nepali police. But with the lake outburst still a possibility thousands of trsidents along the river in districts such as kaver Sindhupalchok ramechhap sindhuli and saptari continued to flee to higher grounds for shelter on Sunday , police have also started patrolling affected villages downstream including khurkot people from returning to their houses to retrieve their belongings phe land and the rocks are still sliding. We are worried about the outburst. It will incite another disaster said 76 year old markar dhwoj khatri a resident of Teknapur VDC that borders mankha in mankha teknapur Ramche and Dhuskun are the most affected by the landslide. Grologist and disaster expert ranjan kumar dahal who accompanied home minister Bam Dve Gautam to the landslidre dammed lake onsunday said that if the conditions remained the same it would take another 3-4 days to drain the lake. If we manage the flow of water draining not too much and not too slowly there is not danger of flooding said Dahal. Dahal estimates the dam to be around 45 metre high and the lake 25 metre deep .Until the lake is completely drained and the debris from the landslide cleared araniko Highway will remain closed he said . Meanwhile simrik air has begun airlifting tourists trepped at Tatopani on Nepal Chaina border to dhulikhel in kaver. Around 400 tourists from India,Japan,countries were on their way back from Mansarovar in china. According to Biswas Adhikari of Mimicker air 300 of them have already been lifted to Dhulikhel and the rest will be rescued by Monday, the governments apathy towards the stranded tourists has deeply saddened tourists has deeply saddened them and people like us who are in this sector said Adhikari. Although the Government scrambles to search and rescue victims and to provide immediate relief to those at camps locals at sindhupalchok are disheartened bu its sloe pace .source by Kathmandu post

Nepal India firms wrap up Negotiations

                            Nepal India firms wrap up negotiations

  The Investment Board nepal and India GMR consortium have ended protracted negotiations to reach a power development agreement for the 900 megawatt Upper karnali Hydropower project . After over a year of negotiations both the sides gave final shape to the PDA on Friday. The deal will be a landmark between Nepal and India in hydropower development as it will open new avenues as it will open new avenues ofr foreign investment in the sector that remains largely unutilised. According to government sources an IBN board meeting on Saturday morning will endoorse the agreement.A cabinet meeting will give its final consent to the deal later in the day .The IBN and a high level GMR team have been in talks for five days in their offort to singn a final agreement during Indian prime minister Narenda Modi’s visit . Highly placed sources say the final singning og the deal will likely happen on Sunday between the GMR and the IBN. The PDA draft is ready said the source IN the last round of negotiations both the contentious issues such as dividend on the 27 percent free equity given to Nepal on the project impact on irrigation schemes and benefits for locals.Sources say the final document addresses the concerns expressed by the IBN political parties and the locals in project affected areas . GMR has agreed to allow the use of transmission lines to be built projects and to sell the infrastructure to Nepal if required later. Nepal also gets the first priority to buy the remaining power after GMR sells 55 percent energy to another party. GMR has agreed to upgrade the transmisson capacity if required to allow evacuation of energy generated by other projects in the area Initially GMR will be constructing a 400kv transmission line for upper karnali.

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                                                     Trek to Manaslu (8118m)

Manaslu trek is one of the most popular trekking trail in Nepal. The Manaslu trek offer great views Himalchuli gadi (7835m), manaslu (8118m) and the lake peaks la pass (5105m)as well as the eastern of Annapurna lamjung Annapurna andkang Guru peaks simply a wonderfully scenery. Manaslu trekking along the Budhi Gandaki river the trail mean ders scrambles and climb its way along the continues of the valley.the Manaslu trekking is in the region know as Nupri area of strong tibetan in ruence with the trade between the regions is still active.For details information please visit our Manaslu trekking .
                     

   

Trek to Langtang

 Himalayan Smile treks offer Langtang trek  Langtang trekking is one of the most popular trekking trail in Nepal . the trekking in Langtang valley offers you the wonderful views of snow capped mountains rugged rocks grassy lands and meadows along with dense pine forests . from Langtang you can have the magnificent views of prominent including Langtang lirung (7246m) .Gangchhenpo (6388m) Dokpo ( 5930m ) Nayakangri ( 5846m ) yala peak ( 5500m ) and many others . Langtang trek offer variety of picturesque village sand breathtaking views of Ganesh Himal,Manaslu and the Langtang ranges. Langtang is one of the least trekked yet one of the most beautiful trekking areas in Nepal. For details information please visit our langtang trekking. http://www.himalayastrek.com/langtang-trekking.php    

  

Trek to Annapurna

                                                          Trek to Annapurna

Annapurna trek is one of the best trekking toutes in nepal. Annapurna trekking offer panoramic senescence of Himalaya including of the Mt Dhaulagiri (8167m) Mt Annapurna  (8091m),Manaslu (8163m),Annapurna(7937m),Annapurna (7555m),Annapurna (7525m),Annapurna south (7219m),Nilgiri (7041m) Mt fishtai also Machhapuchhare (6998m) Hiuchuli (6441m) lamjung himal (6986m),Tilicho peak (7134m) Tukuche peak (6920m)among others.Similarly the visitors also have chance to spot the animals like show leopards blue sheep along with other species of the birds, butter fifes and insects and as Tonishing .There are destination possible ssible to have trekking jomsom muktinath trekking, ghorepani poon hill trekking ,Royal trekking,Annapurna circuit trekking,Jomsom muktinatha trekking,Tilicho lake trekking,Lamjung Himal sickles trekking poon hill trekking  name a few There are many options to reach Annapurna area you an start you trekking either from Pokhara.

TAAN hikes daily wages of trekking workers

                                                TAAN hikes daily wages of trekking workers

  The Trekking Agencies’ Association of Nepal (TAAN) and representatives of four unions of trekking workers -- All Nepal Revolutionary Tourism Workers Union (ANRTWU); Union of Nepal Travel, Trekking, Rafting and Airlines Workers; Nepal Tourism Workers Association (NTWA); All Nepal Tourism Workers Union (ANTWU); and Nepal Tourism Workers Association (NTWA) – have decided to raise daily wages of trekking porter by Rs 300 and guides/cooks by Rs 250 with effect from October 1, 2014.
The hike is based on the understanding that the previous executive committee of TAAN had reached with the worker unions.The two sides have also agreed to form Workers’ Welfare Fund under Social Security Scheme of the government and deposit Rs 15 million from the TIMS Fund after guidelines for the ope rationalization of the fund is finalized by the government. The two sides also decided to lobby with the government to prepare guidelines for ope rationalization of the fund within a month.

              TAAN and worker unions have formed a task force under the 2nd vice president Kul Bahadur Gurung to look into issues related to trekking workers. The task force consists of TAAN executive members as well as representatives of different workers unions.The task force has decided that every company should have to provide identification card to all their field staff. Similarly, the task force has decided that TAAN and worker unions will jointly lobby with the concerned agency to implement ‘no trekking without guide porter’ system. Regarding hike in insurance cover for trekking workers, the task force decided to work in cooperation with insurance companies that agrees to provide maximum insurance cover.
It also decided to strictly implement the agreement signed between TAAN Pokhara and Sanctuary Tourism Entrepreneurs’ Committee in December last year.The task force has decided that trekking companies will have to provide Rs 8,000 per person to guides, cooks and Sherpa as festival allowance once a year. Similarly, companies will have to provide pay and perks to their employees as per the minimum pay enforced by the government. Likewise, trekking companies will have to compulsorily send budget list of every groups with the guides.The task force has decided to allow only the licensed guides to lead trekking groups from January 1, 2015 onwards. Similarly, the task force has decided that representatives of TAAN and all four trekking workers will visit all check posts before October 1 to inform trekking guides and porters about the hike in their daily wage. Similarly, the task force has asked TAAN and tourism workers unions to take joint initiatives for requesting companies to provide appointment letters to cooks, Sherpas and guides who have worked for the company regularly since two years. Source By TAAN