Drinking water need reported in Soti

14 October 2026 update: INSEC reports that more than 20 households in Soti still face a drinking-water shortage after the Manbu pipeline was washed away. Access to medicines is also difficult. Water and medicine quantities, a public delivery point and a relief-coordination contact are not stated. This is a reported need, not direct field confirmation; the exact observation time is not stated. The Kathmandu Post reported on 13 October 2026 that residents of Soti, Aarughat-3, Gorkha, need drinking water after the pipeline from Manbu across the Budhigandaki River was washed away. Residents described clean drinking water as an immediate need. The report does not state a quantity, a public delivery point or a relief-coordination contact. This is a reported need, not direct field confirmation; the exact observation time was not stated.

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