Nepal’s strongest backs are mostly working in construction projects throughout the Middle East and other parts of Asia.
On average, about 1,500 Nepalis officially left for temporary jobs abroad each day in the 2014 fiscal year, up from six a day in 1996, according to the Nepali government. Even more are thought to have left unofficially for India; because the border is unchecked, no one knows the precise figure.
In some seasons, one-quarter of Nepal’s population may be working beyond the border, economists and labor officials estimate
Nepal has 125 ethnic groups, 127 spoken languages
Many Nepalis express deep ambivalence about the country’s relationship with India, feeling that India has for decades alternated between intrusive meddling and hurtful neglect. That is a crucial reason Nepal consistently refused over the past 50 years to accept India’s offers of development assistance or closer connections.
The poor state of roads connecting Nepal with India, symbolic of a lack of shared purpose and development efforts, has already hampered evacuation efforts and is bound to crimp relief work
- The UK is sending £5 million in funding for relief efforts
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/27/world/asia/nepal-known-for-its-toughness-and-disarray-is-seriously-tested.html?_r=0
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