28 October, Kathmandu. Counselor Arpita Subba received an emotional message a few days ago. The message that came to Arpita, who was giving counseling at the temporary shelter of Mustang Monastery in Swayambhu, where the Timure flood victims were kept, was from a girl who lost her parents in the flood.

The message worries about an uncertain future. The girl sent a message to Subba, the counselor, worried about the lack of parents, lack of father's siblings in the family, her brother's education and future financial problems.

He is worried about losing his parents, and he is also burdened with family responsibilities. Looking for a source of income.

In an emotional message about the future made uncertain by the devastating flood, it is said, 'Madam, I have no problem now. But who knows the future? I would be grateful if anyone could help me and my brother with financial problems in the future. This situation is very difficult for us. I don't think anyone will be ready to stand as a solution for us in this time of sorrow.

As the father has no brothers, there is no other person from the family to trust for him. With the pain of being helpless, she says, "Since my father is an only son, there is no other person from my house to help me." The maternal grandmother has come and is helping us. We need financial and emotional relationships to move forward.

It has been 50 days since Bhotekoshi was flooded. Among the flood victims of Rasuwa who were rescued by the security personnel, the residents of Timure have been kept in Mustang Monastery. The victims have started to feel that they are becoming more victims due to lack of permanent residence.

The girl tells the counselor about her difficult life, "Why are we feeling so weak now? It is very difficult to carry on life without father and mother." I am trying to increase my brother's self-strength. Even though I try to make him stronger, I can understand his mood according to his brother's actions.

Victims are gradually opening up to their confused lives. Some are still not able to speak openly.

Those who were rescued from the flood on August 10 were kept in the Ello monastery in Nagarjuna. Due to the large number of people living in Ello monastery, the Syafrubensi victim was kept in the same place and the Timure victim was moved to Mustang monastery.

279 women, 289 men and 126 children from 136 households in Timure live in Mustang Monastery. Until now, food arrangements for them have been made by the Lions Club. For them who are able to eat and live, the concern of the future has become the main concern. Khangu Sherpa, a mother of two children, says, "Now there is only food to live on." There is no place to go now. There is nothing to call your own.

Khangu and her husband used to shop in Timure before the flood. The income was okay. He was able to educate his two children by keeping them in Kathmandu. The Sherpa couple managed to escape the fast-moving flood. But the documents were all lost. There are no documents that can be identified by government agencies.

They want to go back to their old ways. Even after the 50 days have passed, there is no initiative from the government, which has added to Khangbu's concern. He requested the government, "Let the government make arrangements for us to live in our own place." Children can read. We will be able to do something in 2-4 years.

They expect the government to arrange permanent residence by distinguishing the nature of the victims. The victims are demanding that the government should prioritize the families who have lost their family members, whose property has been completely destroyed, who have lost their income, but still have other sources of income.

Concern has been expressed that the three levels of government were seen in temporary shelters in the early days, but have stopped being seen in recent days. Subba, a counselor for the flood victims, says that those living in temporary shelters feel that there is no government. About their concerns, Subba says, 'Their main concern is how the rehabilitation will be done. How many days will you stay in the temporary place?'

The victims are worried that the government has not taken care to prepare the documents that were swept away by the flood. There is also uncertainty in the education of the children in the Mustang monastery. In the early days, some donors said that they would pay the children's school fees, but in recent days, the concern about the fees has increased.

They have not agreed to give a discount on school fees. The victims are also worried that their children will have to stop going to school because they cannot pay the fees. From children to adults and chronic patients are staying in the shelter. Even the doctor who examined their health condition and gave them advice stopped coming to the shelter in recent days.

The management of Mustang Monastery has promised to keep the flood victims for three months. It has not been decided what to do next. The victims have requested the government to restore them to their old place as soon as possible.

Rasuwa residents have been helping the government in the past through business, tourism, cross-border trade, etc., and one of the victims says, "In seven minutes, we lost everything." At that time, we could earn income and give it to the government. Shouldn't the government look at it now that we are living in a monastery?'

The victims say that if the situation returns to the old situation, they will contribute to increasing the government's budget again.

Photo: Aryan Dhimal/Online News

Lilu Dumre is working in the political bureau of Online Khabar.