HUMLA, April 17 -- Limi Valley, located beyond the Himalayas in the remote northern part of Humla district, is almost a four-day walk away from the district headquarters, Simikot.

The residents of Namkha Rural Municipality in the valley, home to 82 families spread across Til, Halji and Jang villages, have to descend from around 5,000 metres altitude just to reach the district headquarters, the only place where they can receive government facilities and services.

Limi folk, after the state restructuring, were pushed further back as their demand that the valley be declared a separate rural municipality was not entertained and they became a part of Namkha Rural Municipality with its centre as Yalwang, forcing them a three-day (one way) wal...