Flood-displaced settlements at risk from “toxic liquor”

Residents of Uttargaya Rural Municipality-1 in Rasuwa, displaced by the Bhotekoshi flood and living temporarily in Nuwakot, now face the added danger of “toxic” homemade liquor. Police have launched a crackdown after the sale and distribution of illicit liquor made from inedible ingredients increased in and around the displaced settlements. About 2,000 displaced people have