RRN Returns to Rasuwa: Second Field Mission Begins  

9 September 2026  

Rural Reconstruction Nepal dispatched a second field team to Rasuwa on 9 September, opening a  new phase of activity in Nepal’s worst-affected flood district. The team is led by Er. Nirajan  Pokharel and comprises of Ms. Reshma Shakya, Mr. Bharat Sharma, Mr. Kishor Sharma and Mr.  Subash Ghimire.

Uttargaya: relief stocks reviewed, three wards still out of reach 

On 9 September the team met Chairperson Mr. Madhav Aryal, Vice Chairperson Ms. Chameli  Gurung and Chief Administrative Officer Mr. Jayaram Aryal of Uttargaya Rural Municipality, and  inspected relief stocks held at Nilkantha Secondary School in Betrawati, the same centre where 300  food packages supported by Welthungerhilfe were handed over during the first mission. 

Municipal leadership confirmed that Wards 1, 2 and 3 of Uttargaya remain inaccessible and that  relief assistance has not yet been distributed to those areas. 

The disaster’s impact on children 

The Chief Administrative Officer drew the team’s attention to the scale of the disaster’s effect on  children in the municipality. According to municipal records, 87 children have lost both parents.  Many others still have their parents but have lost their homes and land, leaving their families facing  serious difficulty in securing a livelihood.

A further group of children has been cut off from school. These children had been travelling into the  municipality from surrounding areas for their education, and the destruction of the bridges  connecting their communities has prevented many of them from returning to class. The disruption  and displacement have also taken a psychological toll, and many children are dealing with trauma in  the aftermath. 

Around 40 children are currently staying at the school, and roughly 150 more are accommodated at  the Nuwakot Holding Centre. The municipality told the team it is arranging caregivers to support  the children at the holding centre. 

Its immediate priority is to prepare at least three schools so that children can resume their education  as soon as conditions allow. Municipal authorities stressed that the return to classes will need to be  gradual, with psychosocial support and a safe environment in place before children can be expected  to settle back into regular learning. 

The Chairperson set out a longer view as well, emphasising the need for a sustained approach to  recovery and rehabilitation. The municipality asked for support in two areas above all: temporary  holding centres for displaced people, and an orphan care centre providing safe accommodation, care  and continued access to education for children who have lost their parents or guardians. 

The team stayed overnight at a village resort in Shyaubari.

10 September: assessment in Kalika Rural Municipality 

The team is today meeting with officials of Kalika Rural Municipality to assess the situation on the  ground, including a meeting with the Chairperson of Kalika Rural Municipality, Mr. Hari Krishna  Devkota, in Ramche, Ward No. 1. Discussions will focus on the impacts on affected and displaced  families, and on the needs of families of those who remain missing.  

This second mission builds directly on the findings of RRN’s first Rasuwa deployment, which  identified access to remote wards and accurate targeting of underserved communities as the central  challenges facing the district’s recovery. With senior figures from national politics now engaging  directly with municipal leadership and affected families, the mission adds further weight to RRN’s  ongoing advocacy for restored access and sustained support to Rasuwa’s hardest-hit communities.