Simaltal landslide: Coordination made with bordering Indian districts

Chitwan: Coordination has been made with bordering Indian districts in course of carrying out search for the missing buses and passengers in landslide occurred at Simaltal along Narayangadh-Muglin road section.

Search operation has been conducted in coordination with the authorities in Indian districts suspecting the bodies might have been washed away and reached India after some bodies of missing passengers were found in the Narayani river near the India border.

Chief District Officer of Chitwan, Indra Dev Yadav, said coordination was made with DM of Maharajgunj district of Uttar Pradesh and West Champaran of Bihar State. Both DMs were urged to inform if bodies were found in river, he added, stating that coordination was made as bodies might have been carried away by the river towards Indian side after reaching Gandak barrage. Trishuli river flows towards India via Tribeni after joining Narayani.

Two buses—one heading towards Kathmandu from Birgunj and another heading towards Gaur from Kathmandu were swept away by landslide at Simaltal and went missing in Trishuli river on July 12.

Out of 65 passengers in the buses, three managed to save their lives and 62 are still missing. Bodies of 15 passengers were recovered till today. A taskforce formed by Home Ministry on Monday to study about the incident would carry out onsite study on Wednesday.

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