Madhes Province government allocates emergency funds

The Madhes Province government has decided to allocate Rs 10 million each to the eight districts in the province for the emergency relief and rehabilitation of the people affected by the loss and damage caused by the relentless rain.

The provincial government has also decided to immediately allot Rs 50 million to the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development for the reconstruction of roads damaged due to the flooding in the Madhes.

A meeting of the Madhes Province Government on Sunday took these decisions, Chief Minister Satish Kumar Singh said.

"The meetings of the Provincial Security Committee has been ordered under the leadership of the Minister of Home, Communications and Law of the Madhes government and it has been urged to collect details of the damage at the ward-level," Chief Minister Singh said, adding that eight districts of the Madhes province have been affected by the floods and landslides.

According to the Chief Minister, the worst hit areas include Hanumannagar, Kankalani in Saptari by the swollen Koshi river, the Rajdevi Municipality in Rautahat by the Bagmati river, and various local levels including Balara Municipality in Sarlahi by the Bakaiya and Bafmati rivers.

Chief Minister Singh said the provincial government has made an open call to all the donor agencies for relief and a decision has been made to reach the affected areas. He also said that the bodies concerned have been directed to provide prompt health services in the affected areas in the Madhes.