Chitwan. Bharatpur Metropolitan City has been urged to increase the population level in the coastal areas adjacent to the Narayani River in Bharatpur Metropolitan City.

After an on-the-spot inspection of the Simaltala landslide and bus accident site on Sunday, Chief Dahal has also urged the residents of Ward No. 29, 1, 3, 16, 17, 18, 26, 27, and 28 of Bharatpur.

“””Six bodies have been found in the coastal area, he said, adding,” “More bodies will be found as the people living in the coastal area along with the security personnel intensify the search.”” “For this, the local administration is fully operational.”

Chief Dahal clarified that Bharatpur Metropolitan City has been arranging the necessary machinery and equipment for the search operation of the victims of the accident since the day of the incident. Divers have been deployed for the search operation at the spot and have taken information about the latest situation from the security personnel deployed at the rescue.

He said that the hoteliers’ federation is providing food and accommodation to the victims’ families, and the Bharatpur Municipal Corporation is ready to provide more facilities to the victims. Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar Ashok Sharma, ADDC Kishtwar Sham Lal, ACD Kishtwar Kishore Singh Katoch, and other officers of the district administration were also present on the occasion.

The passengers of two buses went missing after falling into the Trishuli River along with a landslide in Bharatpur on 29 K. Simaltala on Friday.

According to the District Police Office in Chitwan, the bodies of six people have been found so far. 49 armed police officers have been deployed to search the passengers of the two buses. Armed Police Force Nepal, 79 personnel, including 11 divers led by the Deputy Superintendent of Police from Disaster Management Training School Kurintar, have been deployed to search for and rescue the missing.

Troops have also been deployed in various areas along the banks of the Trishuli River to search for missing passengers.

District Police Office Chitwan’s DSP Bisheshraj Rijal said that although the water level had decreased slightly, it was still difficult to conduct a search operation due to the high water level. Security personnel deployed for the rescue are continuing to search for the missing passengers using equipment including drone cameras and sonar cameras.