Things to expect in Nepal after earthquake

Most of the travelers dwelling in Nepal or getting ready to get in the country are probably or not aware that this nation has just been rocked by the quake of decade or even may be century. If you are travelling for the first time or travelling over, there are few things and places changed and may not be similar or even familiar as seen in your last visit or as seen on the pictures or even on the internet.

The rubble is cleaned and majority of fragile dwelling is demolished but still you would be able to see old structures with noticeable fractures standing with the external support of either metal or wooden pillars. Few things like such will remain as it is for quite a long time and if you are travelling to Nepal in July or onwards until next year at least, you may be lucky enough to witness what earthquake has left us with!

The first on my list is the ancient Palace courtyards known as Durbar squares. Durbar squares are open and welcoming travelers but I recommend you to keep that in mind that these historical sites dated back to 300 or more years and were already prone to any natural catastrophe and were not spared by the recent quake in Nepal and have received fair disfigurement which cannot be reconstructed overnight. It will take a noticeable time to restore and reconstruct and even if it is restored by the time you arrive it will never be the same as you saw them the last time or as seen on the pictures.

There are few other things that will not go disregarded as I myself found that few houses on the trekking trails of Everest and Annapurna had traces of the quake. Later when the trails of Langtang, Manaslu, Ganesh opens up we also have to comprehend with the fact that we will encounter some profound consequences left by the quake. Let’s hope that the roads are fixed by the upcoming tourist season! Anyway there is not much destruction on the roadways and I can’t differentiate if it was better prior to the quake or after. Jokes apart there are few cracks on the roads but thanks god the government has already fixed most of them and have expedite the process for the rest already. Although roads have been nominally dismantled but you may witness few cracks which is very standard after such intense quake.

Finally the hills! What about the hills? Nothing much but if you plan to travel around the country by bus, car, any four wheeler, two wheeler or on foot, it is impossible for you to avoid fragmented hills because of the landslides caused by monsoon.

These are very minor things and it does not affect anyone’s travel in the country. I haven't had a chance to travel throughout the country but travelled to Everest, Annapurna, Dolpa and Shey Phoksundo and not even a single thing I saw which would endanger or put anyone’s life in jeopardy. Not even a single airport in the country is neither affected nor disturbed from the shocks. I visited Chitwan National park and in Chitwan neither anything is obliterated nor are the residents traumatized. There are certain districts that have been hardly hit but if you abandon the entire travel plan because some out of the 75 districts in Nepal, the entire nation will soon face the prolonged outcome of the earthquake.