Kathmandu, Nov 7: The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) has published details of people who have been missing for years, listing 2,465 individuals, including 2,294 Nepali nationals from various districts and 171 foreign nationals from seven countries.
The authority said the list was compiled based on details received following decisions by District Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Committees.
According to the authority, Rasuwa has the highest number of missing persons at 1,538, followed by Sindhupalchok with 219, Bardiya with 74, Jumla with 63, and Kailali and Saptari with 51 each.
Similarly, 38 people are missing in Dang, 37 each in Ramechhap and Sindhuli, 35 in Kavrepalanchok, 17 each in Nawalparasi East and Udayapur, 16 in Baglung, 15 in Dadeldhura, 14 in Lalitpur, 11 in Nawalparasi West, nine in Mahottari and eight in Syangja.
Six people each are missing in Khotang and Kalikot, four in Bhojpur, three each in Sankhuwasabha and Bajura, and two each in Dhankuta, Achham, Kapilvastu, Jajarkot and Taplejung. One person is listed as missing in Tehrathum.
The authority has also published details of foreign nationals who went missing in Nepal. According to information received from diplomatic missions representing seven countries, 171 foreign nationals are missing.
Of these, 54 each are from Malaysia and Ukraine, 33 from Australia, 11 from Russia, nine from South Korea, eight from Germany and two from Italy.
The authority said details of missing foreign nationals were received through the Department of Consular Services under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, based on information provided by the respective countries’ diplomatic missions in Nepal or missions designated to handle Nepal-related affairs.
To check the details of missing Nepali nationals, people can scan the provided QR code or visit the authority’s website. They can also obtain the information by contacting their respective local governments or District Administration Offices.
Anyone who finds discrepancies in their own or a family member’s name or other details in the published list can submit a claim to the authority by email, explaining the reasons for the correction.
The authority clarified that the published list is not final. Details of other missing persons not included in the current publication will be added after information is received from the respective District Administration Offices.
Similarly, the authority said it would publish an updated notice on missing foreign nationals once further details are received from the relevant diplomatic missions.
View the list of missing persons: https://setu.ndrrma.gov.np/admin/missing.php
People’s News Monitoring Service
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