‘The situation can get out of hand anytime soon as cases rise’: CDO

Kali Prasad Parajuli has been serving as the chief district officer of Kathmandu for the past eight months. He replaced former chief district officer Janak Raj Dhakal, who oversaw the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic when Kathmandu was a hotspot of the disease. Before being appointed as the chief district officer of Kathmandu, Parajuli worked as a joint secretary at the Disaster Management Division and secretary at the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority, the anti-corruption agency. Earlier he served as chief district officer in six different districts —Dhankuta, Taplejung, Dolakha, Dhanusha, Udayapur, and Bajhang.

Parajuli, along with the chief district officers of Lalitpur and Bhaktapur, played a significant role in imposing prohibitory orders in the Valley from April 29 during the second wave of the pandemic. But there has been widespread criticism for the poor implementation of the prohibitory orders.

The Post’s Anup Ojha and Drishna Sthapit caught up with Parajuli and inquired about the current Covid-19 situation and new plans to stem the spread of the virus.

Drishna Sthapit

Drishna Sthapit is a video journalist at The Kathmandu Post.

Anup Ojha

Anup Ojha is a reporter for The Kathmandu Post primarily covering social issues and human interest stories. Before moving to the social beat, Ojha covered arts and culture for the Post for four years.