Kathmandu, May 30 -- This year's monsoon has officially entered Nepal. According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division, the monsoon system crossed into Nepal from the east on Thursday night and has already spread across most parts of Koshi Province.

A bulletin issued on Friday stated that most weather stations in Koshi recorded light to moderate monsoon rainfall.

Dinesh Prasad Bhatta, executive head of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, said a preparedness and response action plan has been approved, anticipating above-average rainfall and potential damage this monsoon season.

The authority estimates that about 1.99 million people from 457,145 households across the country will be affected by monsoon-rel...