Bhotekoshi Flood: Sectoral Impacts – Nepal Economic Forum

The Authorities of Nepal’s Fast Injury and Wants Evaluation (RDNA) is an estimate of harm and restoration attributable to 2026 floods and landslides in Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Dhading, Gorkha, and Chitwan. RDNA is the primary evaluation executed after any main catastrophe to roughly estimate the harm and destruction attributable to it. The Nationwide Catastrophe Danger Discount and Administration Authority (NDRRMA) runs it along with the Nationwide Planning Fee (NPC), utilizing current authorities information, distant mapping, and satellite tv for pc imagery moderately than door-to-door surveys. The aim is pace: get tough harm and price figures out inside weeks so the federal government and donors have one thing to behave on for emergency funding and reduction. These numbers then get checked and changed by the Put up Catastrophe Want Evaluation (PDNA), which includes precise family surveys and engineering assessments on the bottom, and that’s the doc used for the true reconstruction finances. The RDNA figures revealed by NDRRMA are a working estimate meant to unlock quick response, not the quantity that results in the ultimate finances. 

As of 23 September 2026, official information counted 1,451 recovered our bodies and over 6,000 individuals nonetheless listed as lacking, in keeping with police and NDRRMA updates; 13,676 individuals had been rescued as of the latest revealed tally. These are figures the federal government itself flags as provisional and topic to reconciliation. Vitality Minister Biraj Bhakta Shrestha informed Parliament on 23 September that greater than 800 staff at hydropower venture websites alone remained unaccounted for, almost a month after the flood. On the property aspect, the RDNA evaluation launched on 13 September 2026 traces harm to 7,570 buildings, 8,317 households, and roughly 32,963 individuals throughout 15 native ranges. 

Add up each sector, and the RDNA places complete catastrophe results (harm plus financial losses) at NPR 408.29 billion (USD 2.70 billion). The estimated value of repairing and restoring the affected districts and making them extra resilient/protected in opposition to future disasters is NPR 723.32 billion (USD 4.78 billion). That is about 1.8 occasions the worth of the harm that was immediately measured. 

This text walks by means of all 4 sectors lined in Chapter 4 of the official RDNA report (social, productive, infrastructure and cross-cutting), sector by sector, subsector by subsector, on the nationwide degree moderately than by district.

Fig. 1: Whole catastrophe results vs. complete restoration want, all sectors mixed. Supply: RDNA.

1. Social Sectors

Housing, public buildings, colleges, well being amenities, and heritage websites make up the social sector. Whole harm and losses come to NPR 67.87 billion (USD 448.05 million); restoration wants are put at NPR 103.55 billion (USD 683.59 million).

Fig. 2: Sub-sector Injury Evaluation of Social Sector. Supply: RDNA 

1.1 Non-public Buildings and Family Property

• Injury: NPR 63.88 billion (USD 421.74 million): constructing constructions NPR 38.93 billion (60.9%), family belongings NPR 24.95 billion (39.1%) 
• Scope: 7,570 affected buildings and eight,317 estimated households throughout 15 native ranges in 5 districts
• The place it concentrates: Bidur municipality (Nuwakot) alone accounts for NPR 28.78 billion; Bidur, Gosaikunda and Benighat Rorang collectively make up 73.0% of the full
• Restoration want: NPR 95.83 billion (USD 632.61 million)
• Phasing: NPR 480 million for early restoration (0–6 months), NPR 95.35 billion for longer-term reconstruction

1.2 Public Buildings and Amenities

• Injury: NPR 2.65 billion (USD 17.47 million)
• Scope: 48 affected amenities: 35 fully broken, 13 partially broken
• Largest single merchandise: Two customs buildings, NPR 937.7 million, 35.4% of this subsector’s harm on their very own
• Restoration want: NPR 4.23 billion (USD 27.95 million)
• Phasing: NPR 118 million early, NPR 4.12 billion long-term

1.3 Training

• Injury: NPR 937.3 million (USD 6.19 million)
• Scope: 18 colleges, 56 buildings, 308 rooms throughout 6 native ranges: 152 rooms partially broken, 156 fully broken
• Focus: Bidur (Nuwakot) accounts for 150 of the 308 affected rooms and 53.2% of structural harm
• Restoration want: NPR 2.34 billion (USD 15.47 million)
• Phasing: NPR 105 million early (non permanent studying facilities, supplies, counselling), NPR 2.24 billion longer-term

1.4 Well being

• Injury: NPR 236.6 million (USD 1.56 million): structural NPR 195 million, well being belongings NPR 41.6 million
• Scope: 7 amenities: 1 partially broken public hospital, 4 fully broken well being posts, 2 partially broken main well being care facilities
• Restoration want: NPR 780 million (USD 5.15 million)
• Phasing: NPR 125 million early, NPR 655 million longer-term

1.5 Cultural Heritage

• Injury: NPR 146.4 million in harm plus NPR 20 million in estimated annual losses, for NPR 166.4 million mixed (USD 1.10 million)
• Scope: 47 belongings recorded: 4 partially broken, 43 fully broken, together with the Betrawati treaty stone (Sandhishila) and a number of other temples and cremation websites
• Restoration want: NPR 366 million (USD 2.42 million)
• Phasing: Allotted completely to longer-term restoration; no separate early-recovery finances

Social sector at a look

Fig. 3: Whole Catastrophe Results vs. Whole Restoration Want, Social Sector. Supply: RDNA.

2. Productive Sectors

Agriculture, fisheries, livestock, banking, and the broader economic system (jobs, retailers, transport-dependent commerce) sit below productive sectors. That is the place the RDNA’s harm and loss figures diverge most: NPR 34.29 billion in bodily harm in opposition to NPR 116.09 billion in financial losses, for mixed results of NPR 150.37 billion (USD 992.70 million). Restoration wants come to NPR 50.77 billion (USD 335.19 million), smaller than the damage-plus-loss complete, as a result of misplaced earnings isn’t one thing restoration funding rebuilds; it’s merely gone.

Fig. 4: Sub-sector Injury Evaluation of the Productive Sector. Supply: RDNA 

2.1 Agriculture

• Injury: NPR 1.09 billion (USD 7.22 million)
• Scope: 1,806 hectares of crops affected (1,669 ha paddy, 137 ha greens), roughly 7,687 tonnes of manufacturing
• Restoration want: NPR 1.42 billion (USD 9.38 million)
• Phasing: NPR 350 million early, NPR 1.07 billion longer-term

2.2 Fisheries

• Injury: NPR 715.9 million (USD 4.73 million): buildings and lodging (NPR 272.4 million) and ponds, raceways and hatcheries (NPR 266.5 million) collectively make up 75.3% of this
• Restoration want: NPR 1.07 billion (USD 7.09 million)
• Phasing: NPR 4 million early, NPR 1.07 billion longer-term

2.3 Livestock

• Injury: NPR 1.45 billion (USD 9.56 million)
• Focus: Nuwakot accounts for about NPR 726 million, Dhading NPR 365 million, and Rasuwa NPR 324 million; Bidur alone is 35.3% of recorded harm
• Restoration want: NPR 1.74 billion (USD 11.47 million)
• Phasing: NPR 150 million early, NPR 1.59 billion longer-term

2.4 Banking and Monetary Companies

• Injury: NPR 724 million (USD 4.78 million) in constructing/asset harm, plus NPR 196 million in money held in affected ATMs, vaults, and counters, for NPR 9.20 billion mixed (USD 6.07 million)
• Location: Affected branches concentrated in Nuwakot and Rasuwa
• Restoration want: NPR 1.09 billion (USD 7.17 million)
• Phasing: Allotted completely to longer-term restoration

2.5 Financial Actions and Livelihoods

• Injury: NPR 30.30 billion (USD 200.05 million) in harm to roughly 4,800 estimated affected institutions, plus NPR 115.89 billion (USD 765.07 million) in reported annual losses, for NPR 146.20 billion mixed (USD 965.13 million)
• Why this subsector stands out: It accounts for 86.61% of all financial loss recorded in the entire evaluation. Transportation belongings and motels/eating places collectively make up 73.6% of the harm aspect
• Restoration want: NPR 45.46 billion (USD 300.08 million)
• Phasing: Allotted completely to longer-term restoration

Productive sector at a look

Fig. 5: Whole Catastrophe Results vs. Whole Restoration Want, Productive Sector. Supply: RDNA.

3. Infrastructure Sectors

Infrastructure is the most important sector within the RDNA on each measure: NPR 1.72 billion in harm, NPR 17.70 billion in losses, and NPR 190.04 billion in mixed results (USD 1,254.58 million). Restoration wants come to NPR 473.57 billion (USD 3,126.30 million), near two-thirds of all the nationwide restoration invoice. Vitality alone drives most of that hole between harm and restoration value.

Fig. 6: Sub-sector Injury Evaluation of the Infrastructure Sector. Supply: RDNA 

3.1 Vitality: Hydropower and Grid

• Injury: NPR 134.70 billion (USD 889.21 million): hydropower belongings make up NPR 119.96 billion , or 89.1%, of this
• Scope: 13 hydropower tasks, 759 MW of affected capability
• Losses: NPR 16.35 billion (USD 107.91 million) in misplaced era, bringing complete results to NPR 151.04 billion (USD 997.13 million)
• Restoration want: NPR 390.62 billion (USD 2,578.71 million)
• Phasing: NPR 1.05 billion early, NPR 389.57 billion longer-term. Restoration value right here is roughly 2.6 occasions the measured harm, reflecting rebuild and resilience prices moderately than easy restore

3.2 Family Renewable Vitality

• Injury: NPR 568.4 million (USD 3.75 million): home biogas methods make up NPR 407 million, or 71.6% of this
• Scope: Covers photo voltaic residence methods, home biogas, micro-hydro, and improved water mills
• Restoration want: NPR 1.65 billion (USD 10.88 million)
• Phasing: NPR 100 million early, NPR 1.55 billion longer-term

3.3 Roads

• Injury: NPR 22.07 billion (USD 145.71 million), plus NPR 1.35 billion (USD 8.91 million) in losses, for NPR 23.42 billion mixed (USD 154.62 million)
• Scope: 69 km broken alongside the Galchhi–Trishuli–Rasuwagadhi hall; 14 km partially broken, 55 km fully broken
• Focus: The Betrawati–Rasuwagadhi part alone is 79.7% of the broken size and 84.1% of street harm
• Restoration want: NPR 55.18 billion (USD 364.28 million)
• Phasing: NPR 3.19 billion early, NPR 51.99 billion longer-term

3.4 Bridges

• Injury: NPR 11.35 billion (USD 74.93 million): motorable bridges NPR 9.41 billion , path bridges NPR 1.94 billion 
• Scope: 37 motorable bridges and 68 trail-bridge spans; Nuwakot accounts for 40.5% of affected motorable bridges and 49.5% of their harm
• Restoration want: NPR 18.16 billion (USD 119.90 million)
• Phasing: NPR 1.55 billion early, NPR 16.61 billion longer-term

3.5 Telecommunications

• Injury: NPR 629 million (USD 4.15 million)
• Restoration want: NPR 943 million (USD 6.23 million)
• Phasing: NPR 340 million early (ISP and community restoration), NPR 603 million longer-term

3.6 Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH)

• Injury: NPR 1.38 billion (USD 9.12 million)
• Restoration want: NPR 2.07 billion (USD 13.68 million)
• Phasing: NPR 513 million early, NPR 1.56 billion longer-term

3.7 Irrigation, River-Coaching Works, and Gauging Stations

• Injury: NPR 1.65 billion (USD 10.88 million): irrigation schemes account for 62.0% of this, river-training works 35.1%
• Restoration want: NPR 4.94 billion (USD 32.63 million)
• Phasing: Allotted completely to longer-term restoration

Infrastructure sector at a look

Fig. 7: Whole Catastrophe Results vs. Whole Restoration Want, Infrastructure Sector. Supply: RDNA.

4. Cross-Chopping Sectors

Cross-cutting covers land and cadastral impacts, governance, surroundings, particles and sediment administration, catastrophe danger discount, gender equality/incapacity/social inclusion (GEDSI), and safety and accountability. Of the seven cross‑reducing areas, 4 (land, governance, surroundings, and safety) haven’t any financial determine within the RDNA, as they’re handled as qualitative gaps requiring additional fieldwork moderately than gadgets with a available market worth. The remaining three account for NPR 954.2 million in restoration wants (USD 629.91 million), regardless of recording zero direct harm, since none contain bodily belongings to be repaired.

Fig. 8: Sub-sector Injury Evaluation of the Cross-Chopping Sector. Supply: RDNA 

4.1 Particles and Sediment Administration

• Restoration want: NPR 515.4 million (USD 3.40 million): NPR 307.3 million for hall clearance, NPR 208 million for recorded building-debris clearance
• Phasing: NPR 160 million early, NPR 355.4 million longer-term

4.2 Catastrophe and Local weather Danger Administration

• What’s driving the price: That is virtually all the cross-cutting invoice by itself. The mannequin covers 80 km of riverbank safety alongside a 40 km attain, 24 km of settlement-protection works, landslide safety, and a 700-hectare command-area provision
• Restoration want: NPR 94.75 billion (USD 625.52 million)
• Phasing: NPR 350 million for a multi-hazard early-warning system, NPR 94.40 billion for longer-term works

4.3 Gender Equality, Incapacity, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI)

• Restoration want: NPR 150 million (USD 0.99 million)
• Phasing: Allotted completely to early restoration (0–6 months); the RDNA notes this determine is just not a complete valuation of all inclusion necessities

Assessed however not costed

• Land and Cadastral Impacts: Cadastral overlap mapped for chosen wards in Rasuwa and Nuwakot (3,267 and 10,077 intersected parcels, respectively), however no financial land-damage determine is derived from it.
• Governance and Public Establishments: the RDNA didn’t systematically assess staffing, information or institutional capability, so no value estimate is given past the public-building harm already counted below the social sector.
• Setting: erosion, sediment deposition, and harm to Langtang Nationwide Park amenities are documented, however the evaluation didn’t embrace a complete environmental survey, so ecological losses stay unquantified.
• Safety, Safeguarding, and AAP: Deaths, displacement, and disrupted companies are famous as safety considerations, however the RDNA didn’t systematically assess gender-based violence, trafficking, or child-protection incidence, so this too has no value line.

Cross-cutting sector at a look

Fig. 9: Whole Catastrophe Results vs. Whole Restoration Want, Cross-Chopping Sector. Supply: RDNA.

The Nationwide Image

Put all 4 sectors collectively, and the form of the restoration invoice is obvious: infrastructure wants 65. 47% of complete restoration funding, social sectors 14.32%, cross-cutting 13.19%, and productive sectors 7.02%. That could be a completely different order from how harm itself is distributed, the place infrastructure is 46.55% of complete results, productive 36.83%, and social 16.62%. Restoration prices extra the place rebuilding additionally means constructing again stronger, significantly in power and flood safety.

All sectors, nationwide totals

Fig. 10: Whole Restoration Want. Supply: RDNA.

Supply: Nationwide Reconstruction Authority / Authorities of Nepal, Fast Injury and Wants Evaluation: Rasuwa-Bhotekoshi Flood 2026, Chapter 4 (Detailed Sectoral Findings) and Desk 8 (Abstract of Whole Results and Wants). USD figures calculated at NPR 151.48/USD, the NRB trade price on 9 September 2026. Human-impact figures as of 6:00 p.m., 10 September 2026; the federal government notes these stay topic to verification. Districts lined: Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Dhading, Gorkha, and Chitwan.