Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Poudel has said that the government will ensure a budget for disaster management in the country.

In a discussion held with a joint team of elected people’s representatives from Lalitpur district on Wednesday, Deputy Prime Minister Poudel said that the disaster-induced floods and landslides will be managed as soon as possible.

Expressing his commitment to allocate budget through the concerned ministry in necessary coordination with the NDRRMA, he also responded positively to all the issues raised by the all-party team of people's representatives.

The team led by Nepali Congress leader and House of Representatives member Udaya Shumsher Rana sought funds for immediate reconstruction of settlements and structures damaged due to the floods that occurred last monsoon.

The team also urged that the budget of Rs 250 million allocated for the Lele-Bhardeu-Chandanpur-Thuladurlung road be mobilized as a multi-year project. 

The team has demanded immediate compensation for those impacted by the Satdobato-Chapagaun and Satdobato-Godavari road expansion works.