Targeted Flood Emergency Response in Bidur and Uttargaya

Funding Agency: Help – Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe e.V.

Implementing Period: 5 Sep 2026- 5 Dec 2026

Theme: Emergency Response, Humanitarian Assistance

Program focus. Provide verified crisis-affected households and individuals with coordinated food, shelter, household, WASH, dignity, protection and psychosocial assistance, with safety, accessibility and accountability integrated throughout implementation.

Project Area: Rasuwa & Nuwakot

The 26 August 2026 Bhote Koshi flood created a compound emergency across the Lhende Khola -Bhote Koshi-Trishuli river system. The disaster destroyed homes, bridges, roads, power infrastructure and public facilities, displaced thousands of households, cut access to communities and left major search-and-rescue demands around hydropower sites, tunnels and debris-affected settlements. Early holding centres are functioning as improvised collective accommodation, but many require proper management systems, drainage, lighting, fire safety, privacy, accessible facilities, protection services and a clear transition plan.

Search operations continued at hydropower sites and inside debris-filled tunnels. Although road, electricity and telecommunications services had substantially improved, some communities remained difficult to reach. The flood had also severely disrupted health services, education, livelihoods, agriculture, trade and essential infrastructure. Learning has been affected for 9,430 students, including 1,372 displaced students, while 25 schools were being used as temporary shelters.

Targeted Flood Emergency Response in Bidur and Uttargaya, NPL-011-26-01

The Bhote Koshi-Trishuli flood caused major loss of life, displacement, damage to homes and water systems, family separation, disrupted services, and severe access constraints across Rasuwa and Nuwakot. Available field and government priorities identify urgent needs for food and essential relief, emergency shelter, WASH, psychosocial care, child protection, GBV risk mitigation, logistics, and accountable information sharing.

Bidur Municipality is prioritized because damaged drinking-water infrastructure, household impacts, and displacement create immediate public-health and dignity risks. Uttargaya Rural Municipality is prioritized to reach underserved flood-affected and host-community households in dispersed settlements where difficult access may delay assistance. The project therefore combines household relief, communal WASH, protection and psychosocial support with safe, documented last-mile delivery.

The emergency has shifted from large-scale rescue to prolonged displacement, missing-person tracing, and early recovery. As of 14 September, 1,395 deaths, including unidentified human remains, and 5,130 missing people had been reported, although these figures were still being verified to remove identified, rescued or duplicate cases. Authorities have rescued 13,737 people, while 2,418 remained in 33 holding centres in Nuwakot, Rasuwa and Dhading.

The intervention will deliver a comprehensive suite of emergency assistance, encompassing the provision of essential relief supplies, water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) resources, as well as enhanced protection and psychosocial support for households and individuals affected by the crisis. Targeted assistance will be allocated to verified beneficiaries and designated sites, ensuring adherence to key principles of safety, dignity, accessibility, and accountability. Special consideration will be given to the specific needs of women, adolescent girls, children, caregivers, and individuals with disabilities throughout the implementation process.

A planned emergency relief initiative will support crisis-affected families with food, shelter and essential household supplies, prioritizing safety, dignity and accessibility. Food packages will help 300 households meet their needs for approximately 15 days, while 200 households will receive emergency shelter kits and 200 will receive essential household items. Assistance will be coordinated through verified beneficiary lists, with particular attention to women, children, caregivers and people with disabilities.

The initiative will also provide hygiene kits for 400 households, safe-water storage and treatment supplies for 400 households, and three-month dignity kits for 200 women and adolescent girls. Sanitation improvements at six communal sites, six handwashing stations and water-quality measures will help reduce public health risks. Twelve mobile psychosocial outreach sessions aim to reach at least 500 participants, while confidential help desks will connect people to protection, health and other essential services. Trained staff and community feedback mechanisms will support safe, respectful and accountable delivery.