Surkhet/rukum West, May 11 -- More than two years after a deadly earthquake struck Karnali Province, thousands of survivors in Jajarkot and Rukum West are still living in cramped temporary shelters, waiting for promised reconstruction support that has yet to arrive.

For Lanka Bahadur Chand from ward 1 of Sanibheri Rural Municipality in Rukum West, the uncertainty has become part of daily life. His family of five has been living in a narrow shack made of corrugated sheets and tarpaulin since their house was destroyed in the earthquake.

"We eat, sleep and store everything in a single small room," Chand said. "We somehow survived two monsoons and three winters here. There is still no certainty about when our new house will be built. It now...