On 29
th April 2012, we
started off our journey from Jumla Khalangabazaar to Patarasi, the next day of
National immunization day (polio campaign) to visit some health posts and to
assure the coverage of polio vaccine. Our vehicle dropped us in Urthu Chautara, a village in Patmara VDC half an hour
from Khalangabazaar towards east. We took some breakfast there to boost our
energy for Patarasi. Crossing
sanghu( a
wooden plank kept over the river) over Tila River, we moved ahead. Chatting
with some passersby about their whereabouts, destination and polio vaccine, we
both people were stepping on foot until we found one woman in a roadside eatery
that she did not feed polio drops. We counseled her about the consequences that
may occur if she did not feed the polio vaccine. We fed the polio drops to her
child and moved ahead past the Lorpa VDC. caravans of mules and sheep were the integral part of our journey. carrying foods and other goods for daily use from bazaar to village.
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| Patarasi Himal from Talfi village |
While walking we encountered one
woman with
doko (carrier) on her
back. While making query about polio vaccine, she was found to be ignorant about
it. My friend, Chakra BDR Khadka (EPI supervisor ofJumla DPHO) asked me to see
on the top of the carrier. I found baby sleeping calm there. This baby had got
fever and the mother carried that baby for treatment in hospital in Jumla
bazaar. By this moment we were already
in
Dillichaur, the mid-point between
Jumla bazaar and Patarasi.
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| Tila River in Dillichaur |
We could view the top of the Patarasi Himal from
there. I was more excited seeing that Himal to catch it as soon as possible but
rats were moving around inside my belly so I needed to quench the hunger. We stopped
by there and asked one eatery to prepare food. Within one hour, the eatery
owner prepared lunch for us. The menu consisted of rice, daal, meat and pickles
as well. We killed hunger. She did her best to make the meal delicious, I
really appreciated. We found coke and other drinks there. I was quite surprised
finding cokes even in the extreme part of Jumla. We took two bottles one for
each to boost up our journey.
We walked along the side of Tila River.
After half an hour, we crossed this river through a sanghu. We walked up the
steep road towards Chhumchaur. We killed
the thirst by asking some water in Lumra VDC though we had coke ( it could not
kill the real thirst hehehe). While walking through Lumra village I found the
people weaving wool. They said ‘it’s time taking job; to make a
thread for one blanket almost takes one year.’
Though it was midday of Baisakh month, we had had jacket but we saw
child naked wandering around comfortably. I think that’s adaptation. Leaving
Lumra, we headed towards Chhumchaur VDC where an Ilaka health post was
situated. Before reaching health post, we saw the amazing view of Patarasi
Himal and it was so near as if we can touch it. i have shared it with my woman, she asked me to catch the scene for her. she gave me the advanced kiss for that hehehe. i just wondered what if she were with me there...she would enjoy alot watching beautiful Himal just near to us. Chhumchaur: a plain area at the
top of hill. In Nepal, this is the highest place where paddy is grown.
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| Patarasi Himal from Chhumchaur |
From Chhuchaur we moved ahead
towards Patarasi. Amidst the way, we were blown by wind and wet by raining. The
wind was strong enough to lift us from the earth but we escaped with
difficulties. On the way we found a school where we came across with two young teachers
from Terai that they are teaching mathematics and science there. We moved down
to Talfi village. Those young guys were from Sarlahi, that’s really amzing and
quite unexpected in Jumla. This strikes my mind that how much we are gotten
along with each other. This is the solidarity out of diversity but f---ing
leaders are playing politics in the name of caste, region, religion and
community.
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| Patarasi Himal from Pere village |
In Talfi, we got the
accommodation in MCHW’s house. After taking some snacks (millet chapatti with
salted peppers), we moved towards Pere village. Talfi, Pere and Gadhigaon are
the village of Patarasi VDC. We moved beyond the road of Patarasi from Khalangabazar.
My friend said these people are himmanav
(folks living in Himalayas). We found a house of a FCHV and talked about polio
campaign. We went through her tally sheet for polio vaccine. She’d done well. When
I eyed towards Patarasi it was nearby that I was moving around on its lap. Dolfu VDC of Mugu District is just behind it. Tila
River was flowing from Patarasi down to Jumla. It’s really heavenly touch to be
there. I felt the cool breeze from Patarasi himal and sweet splashing sound of
Tila river while I was moving back to my shelter in Talfi; right that time i was missing my beautiful woman a lot, though she was virtually with me during this trekking.
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| height of my shelter in Talfi village |
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