200 familes of Rasuwa District refugeed in Nuwakot.

Camps for 200 families from Hakku Village, Ward No# 8, Rasuwa at Saatbisey in Nuwakot.

200 families of Haku village, Ward# 8, of Rasuwa district were displaced due to earthquake. Their houses were obliterated and they are now resettled in plastic tents in Saatbisey of Nuwakot. These people of Tamang enthnicity have lived their entire life in upper hilly region, now bound to live under plastic tent at this peak Summer time of 40 degree celsius. I feel that Rasuwa an isolated district with population less than 50,000 with frequent Gosaikunda visitors every monsoon, and completely cut off from what it feels like to be living in humid zone like Nuwakot.
I could guess most of the Rasuwa youth are migrant labours because the families there mostly comprised of women, children and elders. Elders spoke their native language and some broken Nepali. However children spoke shyly spoke Nepali. 

Every children complained about diarrhoea and every elder complained about headache. I reckon it is due to excess heating of plastic tents they are living inside. Dehydration and clean drinking water is yet another problem. I asked one of the ladies how do you manage to buy/get meals everyday? She gawked at me for few seconds and turned her head away. It stood me speechless and stupid for that impromptu question. I was inquisitive because I didn't see any ration store nearby.  All I see are Hills and a faded veiw of Mt. Langtang. The same Mt. Langtang that was house hold name for these people until 4/25 or until they were dispatched here in Nuwakot.

Children were in abundance. Mostly below 12. Although they looked like 10 to me they said they were 12. They were playing around Unicef tent, a humongous one in front of those teepee types made out of plastic tarps. Unicef tent was set up as play station for those kids, but alas it was not equipped with toys or books and most certainly always locked. No staff nothing whatsoever.

Well we have this situation that we are still getting aftershocks after one month and one week of massive earthquake and its dastardly deeds. May be it was a right choice to shift these Tamang community to Nuwakot. And then we are worried about upcoming monsoon, very much devoured by each Nepalese otherwise. Thankfully there has not been any cholera, diarrhoea or respiratory epidemic, not just in this camp but anywhere.

People have no choice but to manage in these tents temporarily. My main concern remains, will they be able to go back to their homeland? What if Government people easily neglect these guys. With the news like Finance Minister Dr. Ram Sharan Mahat stealing the tin sheets donated by Nepal Investment Bank and Prachanda's daughter, Renu Dahal, stealing food/shelter that were specially meant for these survivors, can we foresee them being reinhabited to their Rasuwa? I don't want to designate the term victim to anyone who survived this massive earthquake. But these rural villages' survivors are surely falling prey to many of 601 hawks and apperentice hawks. There is no better term for them but be called victims. It's like tragedy from all around.

All I wish is Goverment confirm that their original place is livable, transport them back there and give the money they promised to build homes.