Ngeveki ezayo kuya kubakho umkhosi wokuzamazama komhlaba owawuhlasela iNepal ngexesha leentwasahlobo zika-2015. Ngo-Apreli 25 waloo nyaka i-7.8 ubukhulu becala ilali zonakaliswe iitempile, zazithengisa iintempile zamandulo, zatsho ubomi bewaka, zishiya ilizwe liphela. Ngoku, iinyanga ezininzi kamva izinto ziqala ukubuyela kwindawo eqhelekileyo apho, nangona iingxaki ezinkulu ziqhubeka zikhona.
Kwiminyaka embalwa edlulileyo, izigidi zeedola ziye zafikelela eNepal, kwaye amawaka amavolontiya ahambe apho ukuze asebenze kwiiprojekthi ezenzelwe ukunceda ilizwe libuyele ezinyaweni zalo. Kodwa urhulumente waseNepali ubizwa ngokungahambi kakuhle kwaye uncipha kakhulu ekwenzeni izigqibo ngamanye amaxesha, eninzi loo mali ayizange ihanjiswe ngokufanelekileyo, kwaye ayikho yonke into eya kunceda ekwakhiweni kwenkqubo. Ngenxa yoko, kukho indawo zelizwe - njengengingqi yeSindhupalchowk-eqhubeka ikulwela.
Ukwenza izinto zibe zibi nakakhulu, kukho ukuhamba emva kwama-400 emva kokuzamazama komhlaba. Oku kuye kwagcina izakhamuzi zaseNepali zijonge njengoko zihlala ziloyiko lenye inhlekelele enkulu ebetha ummandla. Amaqabane athi ngeemeko zokuphila ezimbi kwiindawo ezinzima kakhulu kwaye kunzima kunene nabani na ukuba baphumelele kwiindawo eziye zagqitywa ngokupheleleyo kwaye aziyi kuphinda zakhiwe kwakhona.
Akukho konke okubi nangona kunjalo. Isithili sase-Annapurna kunye neNtaba yaseKhumbu bobabini bavakaliswe ngokukhuselekileyo kwaye bavulelekile kwiindwendwe. Ngaphezulu kwelo, iSebe leSizwe lase-US liphakamise ukucebisa ngeendlela zokuhamba ngo-Matshi 1, 2016 kunye nezifundo ezizimeleyo zemimandla-eyaziwayo ngabantu abahambeleyo-bafumanisa ukuba iindlela zokuhamba ngeendawo zikhuselekile kwaye zizinzile.
Iidoloji ziye zakhiwa kwakhona, kwaye izindlu zetiya zendawo zivulekile kwakhona, zamkela iindwendwe njengoko zenze iminyaka.
Nangona ezo ndawo zivulwe kwakhona, abahambayo abangeke babuyele kunoma ziphi na iinombolo ezibalulekileyo. Ibhulogi ephakamileyo yeendwendwe e-Alan Arnette isandul 'ukuhamba kwinqanaba le-Khumbu endleleni eya e-Everest Base Camp, kwaye yaxela ukuba le mizila kunye needolophu zithe gqolo kunokuba ziye zadlulayo. Oko kuthetha ukuba izindlu zetiya zinezithuba, iinkampani ezikhokelayo abanakho abaxhasi abaneleyo, kwaye uqoqosho lo mmandla luyaqhubeka lukhula. Oko kuthetha ukuba abahambi abanomdla bafumana ithuba lokufumana iNepal ngendlela engavamile kwiminyaka yamuva - ukuthula kunye nokungenanto.
Njengoko ishishini lokuhamba e-Nepal lizama ukubuyela ezinyaweni zalo, kukho iiphatha ekufuneka zibe nazo nezikhokelo zendawo. Uninzi lukhangela umsebenzi, kwaye lukulungele ukuthatha abathengi kumaxabiso athathwe ngokukhawuleza ukwenzela ukutsala ishishini. Kulungile noko kunjalo, iindlela ezihamba kunye ne-Annapurna Circuit kunye neendlela eziya e-Everest Base Camp zingenanto, nto leyo ithetha ukuba izihlwele ziza kuba zingekho, ukubonelela ngesimo sobuqu esingazange sisekho kwiindawo ezithile ixesha elide.
Imozulu yaseNepal ngeli xesha liyakwamkela. Abantu balapho bayazi ukuba ukuba baya kubuyisa ilizwe labo kumzila, baya kufuna i-dollar eyigugu yezorhwebo. Oku kuye kwabangela abaninzi balapho ukuba babonise ukubonga kubahambi abavakatyelayo, ngelixa bebanxusa ukuba babelane ngamava kunye nabahlobo kunye nosapho ekhaya. Nangona iinombolo zamanje ziphantsi, kukho ithemba elininzi lokuba izinto ziya kuhlawulela kwikamva elikufutshane.
Uhambo oluhamba phambili luye lwabaluleke kakhulu kwiNepal, kodwa oku kunjalo kunene kunamhlanje. Imali esiyichithayo kweli lizwe iya kuba yinxalenye yeebhloko zokwakha ezenza uqoqosho lubuyele ekulandeleni kwaye luncedise ekufumaneni ezinye iilali ezingasayi kuphinda zakhiwe kwaye ziphinde zisebenze kwakhona. Ngaphezulu, kuya kunika abantu abaninzi baseNepal isizathu sokuhlala.
Ngombono wabo wezoqoqosho njengamanje ubonakala unzima kakhulu, abanye baye basuka kumazwe angomakhelwane befuna umsebenzi kunye nethuba elingcono kwixesha elizayo. Ukuba i-turn-around ingakwazi ukuqhubeka iqhubeka, kuya kuba nezizathu zokuhlala ekhaya kwaye uncede ngemizamo.
Ixesha lokunyuka kwentwasahlobo e-Nepal liphela kude kube ngoJuni, ekupheleni kokufika kweehlotyana zasehlotyeni. Ixesha lesibini kunokuba liqale ngokuwa, ukuqala ngasekupheleni kukaSeptemba kwaye kuqhutywe ngoNovemba. Zomibini zixesha elihle lokuba kwi-Himalaya, kwaye akukhawulezi kangangoko ukubhuka uhambo ngalunye ixesha kule nkalo. Ngoku nje uya kuba nethuba lokutyelela enye yeendlela ezihamba phambili zokuhamba kwiplanethi, uya kuba negalelo kwinhlalakahle yabo bahlala khona. Ngubani na onokucela into engaphezu kweyo kusuka kumava abo ohambo?