Pokhara, one of the four sub-metropolitan cities, is the only sub-metropolitan city in Western Nepal, with a total population of approximately 256,000 people distributed over 18 wards [26]. This city was selected as the study area because it is the second biggest city in Nepal, and people...
According to the preliminary damage report provided by the Pokhara sub-metropolitan office, at least two deaths and as many as 24 injuries resulted from the tremor of 25 April 2015. Altogether, 517 buildings in 17 wards and more than 300 houses and other infrastructure partially collapsed due to...