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Flood victims in Nepal billed for destroyed homes
Floods in Rasuwa, Nuwakot, and Dhading districts destroyed homes and displaced thousands. Despite the destruction, the Nepal Electricity Authority continues to send electricity bills with VAT and penalties to affected residents. Victims report that the utility refuses to disconnect meters without a police report, ignoring local ward office recommendations.
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What The Reports Agree On
- ✓Floods destroyed homes in Rasuwa, Nuwakot, and Dhading districts
- ✓Thousands of people were displaced by the Bhotekoshi flood on August 26
- ✓Victims are still receiving electricity bills for destroyed homes
- ✓The Nepal Electricity Authority is issuing bills that include VAT and penalties
- ✓Residents say the utility refused to disconnect meters from destroyed homes
- ✓The authority requires a police report to process disconnection requests
- ✓Local ward office recommendations to disconnect meters were ignored
Editorial Positioning
Kathmandu Post +0.0Reports victim claims and utility requirement for police report without overt blame or praise
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Source Reports
Nepal: Flood destroyed homes, but power utility still bills victims
KATHMANDU — Flood-displaced people in Rasuwa, Nuwakot, and Dhading districts say they are still receiving electricity bills with VAT and penalties. The Bhotekoshi flood on August 26 swept away homes, businesses, and farmland along the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli river corridor in Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading. Hundreds were swept away in the disaster and thousands of people have been displaced. Many of those forced to leave their homes and take shelter elsewhere have since received electricity bills
Flood destroyed homes, but power utility still bills victims
Some victims say the Nepal Electricity Authority refused ward office recommendations to disconnect electricity meters from destroyed homes, saying they needed a police report instead.