Makawanpur launches legal process to declare 58 flood victims dead

In response to the August 26 Bhotekoshi floods, Makawanpur officials began a formal verification of 58 missing persons using the Special Procedure for Verifying the Official Details of People Missing in Disasters, 2026. The process requires ward offices to invite applications, accept supporting family documents or field inquiry reports, and allow a brief objection period before submitting the compiled list to the District Administration Office.

Chief District Officer Basanta Adhikari outlined deadlines: local units must name contact persons by October 28 and forward decisions to the District Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Committee by November 4. The District Disaster Management Committee will render a decision within five days and send verified details to the national authority and the relevant provincial ministry. The effort aims to create an official record and determine the legal status of the missing, including drivers, labourers, an army personnel and an engineer.