NA members urge govt to announce relief, rehabilitation package

Lawmakers have drawn the government's attention towards the loss of lives and properties caused by flood and landslide at different districts of the country, demanding the government immediately announce a relief and rehabilitation package for landslide and flood affected people.  

Speaking in special hour of today's NA meeting, Kiran Babu Shrestha of the Nepali Congress demanded to mobilize all mechanisms of federation, provinces and local levels through integrated emergency mechanism without limiting the problems surfaced across the country along with Gandaki Province due to flood and landslide as the matter of general relief.

He urged the government to immediately announce a special relief and rehabilitation package for deceased's families, injured, displaced and homeless people as well as immediately bring obstructed road, power supply and telecom services into operation.

Raising the question about effectiveness of disaster early warning and preparedness, Shrestha asked the government to make alternative supply arrangements as the north check point has been obstructed. 

Similarly, the NA members urged the government to the voice of opposition parties as suggestions and demanded that Prime Minister Balendra Shah should respond to the House as per the sentiments of parliamentary provision.  

They also directed the government to improve road infrastructures for safe travel and accelerate market monitoring targeting the festivals as well as expressed sorrow over the loss of lives and properties caused by Bhotekoshi flood and recent flood and landslide in Manang, Myagdi, Parbat, Baglung and Palpa districts. 

The NA members also objected to taking former Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana under police control and demanded to make public the statement taken by National Human Rights Commission from police to this matter. 

Mentioning that the government should be responsible towards Parliament and people, they asked the government to ensure good governance as well as to provide necessary financial and legal support to victim families.

Putting forth their view on these matters are Suresh Kumar Ale Magar and Ghan Shyam Rijal of Nepali Communist Party and Ram Kumari Jhakri of CPN-UML.