Overview
The assessment team comprised of Tearfund, UMN, and MedAir, and each agency conducted their own assessments, the results of which will be shared. The information below is based only on the data collected for Tearfund.
The village of Sedajed-Thulogaun is in Ward 3 of Lapa VDC, in the north of Dhading District. The area is extremely remote, and inaccessible by road. Sedajed-Thulogaun has a large open space outside the school which has been used by government and aid organisations as a helipad since the earthquake. This means that the village has become a focal point for aid distribution for the VDC, and residents of the surrounding wards in Lapa walk there to access assistance.
There are military and police personnel stationed in the village (number unknown) with the objective of keeping the area as a secure helipad, but they stated that they are not involved in the distributions that have been taking place. The military estimate that the population of Sedajed-Thulogaun is approximately 4,000 individuals, while the locals we spoke to guessed it was 2,000, but insisted that here are a total of 570 Households (HH), ranging in size from 4-12 individuals. A representative from the VDC provided these figures for the whole of Lapa VDC: