The heavy snow in Kathmandu is very abrupt.

Although last winter, the temperature here once broke the historical record, reaching 5 degrees Celsius.

But it was the first time in hundreds of years that many Gurkhas who lived in Kathmandu encountered such extreme weather for the first time.

This extreme weather is a huge test for Kathmandu. Last winter, the city's permanent population was only about 2.14 million.

Affected by the continuous natural disasters and man-made disasters, the population here suddenly increased to 3.28 million, and the wave of refugees continued to flow.

The influx of huge refugee waves has also brought many problems. If Feipeng Group had not been jointly invested in Fengmin Agriculture and quickly imported 1.84 million tons of grain, the city would have to carry it.

Kathmandu is divided into two distinct areas, namely the new district and the old district. The old district is a slum and the main area where refugees are influx.

However, as time goes by, another new urban area in the northern mountainous area of ​​Kathmandu city is also rising.

This new district is called "Northern Kathmandu". In fact, it is a new district jointly developed by the Suiren Group and a number of Chinese companies. In an era of frequent disasters, what strategy is best to use? Of course, it is labor-for-relief.

Millions of victims poured in, most of them were young and middle-aged laborers. If they did not use labor for relief, would they directly pay for rice insects?

The construction of a new urban area that can accommodate one million people has absorbed about 23,000 laborers at once. Although the construction of the new urban area is only recruiting more than 20,000 people, the actual comfort force is very huge.

After all, many people come here by their families, with more than 20,000 temporary workers, plus their families, more than 100,000 people are stabilized.

Then these tens of thousands of people have an economic spillover effect, driving the surrounding catering, services, retail, etc.

In fact, there are other Chinese-funded enterprises that recruit temporary workers in the local area, use these cheap labor to fully utilize the effect of labor-for-relief.

So Kathmandu looks messy now, but there is no economic deterioration or social unrest.

The old town of Kathmandu.

As soon as Niya got home, she heard snoring coming from the room. The three children did not dare to go out, but instead squeezed on a broken sofa and shivered from the cold.

"Oze, take it and divide it." Niya handed a scone purchased from a roadside stall to her eldest son Oze.

Ozhe, who was only twelve years old, stood up and took the scones handed over by his mother. There was still a trace of heat left on the scones.

While breaking the scones and giving them to his younger brothers and sisters, he asked curiously: "Mom, what should I eat tonight?"

“Curry rice.”

Nya walked into the kitchen next to her with a bag.

"That's great! The last time I ate curry rice was half a year ago..." Oze Que said happily.

The younger brother and sister took the scones and ate them voraciously.

The snow outside was getting heavier and heavier. Oze, who was biting the scone, stood by the glass window and looked at the street outside, a thick layer of snow. This was the first time he had seen such a fatal beauty after he came to the world.

The sky gradually faded, and all households in the slums were busy with dinner or planning their future plans.

Although the northern Kathmandu district in the north is under the severe snowstorm, it is hot inside.

Especially in the North City District, at the junction with the Old City District, a large number of refugees are concentrated in this area and a large number of simple container houses.

Because of fear of heavy snow covering the container room, many people hurriedly went to the roof after dinner and shoveled the snow down.

The new city area is built against the mountains, covering three mountains in the north, with an area of ​​9.5 square kilometers.

At present, only the middle mountain is developed. Since the altitude of Kathmandu is about 1,000 meters, and the height of several mountains is about 1,700 to 1,900 meters above sea level.

For such mountain cities, Feipeng Group has rich design and construction experience in the southwest and snowy areas of the local area.

The mountain called Honghua Mountain is designed to be stepped. The drop of each step is 50 meters, and a total of 8 step rings are planned.

The integrated building with super materials is basically standard for cities around the Himalayas.

It does not use super materials and integrated designs, and in the Himalayas where earthquakes, mudslides and landslides frequently, it may disappear one day.

Mountain cities, especially those in earthquake zones, are really unbearable.

If you don’t plan in advance, you will need to upgrade and renovate it in the future. It’s better to get it done in one step.

Inside the capital of Kathmandu.

Several people who had just visited the refugee camp and the Gurkha high-rise buildings in the new town were sitting next to the stove, having dinner while talking about work.

"Ilam, how is the situation in the refugee camp?" asked a worried face with a white hair.

Iram, who was asked, was a slightly fat middle-aged man. He rubbed his hands and put them on the side of the stove and roasted:

"The clothes have been distributed. In terms of food, the federal side has helped us 50,000 tons of nutritional paste, which can barely last for about three months now."

"Goxi, what are you going to do with that now?" asked another strong middle-aged man with bronze skin.

Goxi was the middle-aged man with a national-faced face who spoke at the beginning. After taking a few mouthfuls of meals, he sighed: "Do we have any choice? Food is a fatal problem. It is difficult for Gurkha to be self-sufficient in food. Who else can we rely on now?"

Iram, who was roasting the fire, also looked helpless: "I have heard from domestic meteorological experts that the weather may become colder and colder in the future. If this is true, our agricultural area will become smaller and smaller."

Others also had bitter faces. They wanted land without land and technology without technology. What would they use to support the 28.98 million Gurkha people?

Goxi, who saw clearly, suppressed his inner resistance and said, "Let's increase the opening up to the Federation! Anyway, the two sides have had some friendship over the past few centuries. The term Federation was originally intended to attract new members."

The others looked at each other for a while and agreed or remained silent one after another.

Even if they have an objection in their hearts, they know that the current situation is only a dead end. Even if the other party does not take action, frequent extreme weather and surrounding chaos can severely damage Gurkha.

Just figure it out.

With the cooperation and acquiescence of Ge Xi and others, the entry of Chinese-funded enterprises has become more rapid.

A night of wind and snow.

The railway under the super highway was not affected by the blizzard, and there were endless supply of material trains heading south from the snowy area.

In the lowland plains in southern Gurkha, three garrison brigades affiliated with Suiren Security are taking local regular troops to strengthen the defense line on the southern border.

Although Suiren Security is a mercenary in name, everyone understands what it means.

In any case, the mercenaries of Suiren Security looked more like regular troops, while the local soldiers looked like a group of militias.

The defense in southern Gurkha should indeed be strengthened, otherwise a large number of Indian refugees will rush into Gurkha and then pour into the local snowy areas.

During the early autumn of this year, hundreds of thousands of Indian refugees tried to rush into Hongshawaddy in the northwest of Hongshawaddy.

Fortunately, Mao An was prepared and built an airtight isolation belt in the western mountains and jungles, which successfully blocked the influx of refugees.

Otherwise, these hundreds of thousands of people would definitely be a huge trouble for rushing into Hongshawaddy.

It is winter now, and the severe coldness of the Himalayas can stop most refugees, but as soon as next summer comes, the risks must be considered.
Chapter completed!