The government should immediately reach the high risk areas: Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Lamichhane

This information was given by the Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Lamichhane on Monday in a discussion with the stakeholders regarding the disaster risk related to monsoon. With the onset of rainy season, the Minister of Home Affairs has informed that a task force will be formed within three days for the rescue and relief of the people in the monsoon disaster, which will be represented by Nepal Police, Armed Police, Nepal Army, Road Department, representatives of helicopter business, weather forecasting, water and meteorological department . Lamichhane has instructed the officials to prepare a procedure with an action plan on the rights and duties of the

task force to protect the people from disasters within three days .

As the monsoon has started, he said that it is the state's responsibility to provide relief and rescue of people in natural disasters, and it is necessary for the state to prepare before the danger. Interior Minister Lamichhane has instructed the task force to start working by making procedures so that it gets all the rights.

'As the monsoon has started, we will form a task force under the leadership of the Ministry of Home Affairs for the relief and rescue of people in natural disasters from May 19 to October 19. That team gets all the rights . Make a task force action plan and procedure and start the work . A procedure for a year's monsoon becomes . In case of trouble, a procedure should be made so that there is no legal obstacle,'' was the instruction of Home Minister Lamichhane, 'a task force should be formed in coordination with all agencies within three days . The committee should be represented by road department, representative of helicopter association, weather forecasting, water and weather department. Due to the failure of the government to make a decision in the disaster, no citizen died. From where that decision can be made, make an action plan and give it to me within three days . Let's prepare from now so that the state can immediately rescue in a disaster.'

Home Minister Lamichhane has also instructed to arrange a bailibridge when the road is blocked due to flood and landslides. How many baileybridges are there, 18 are said. What is the area that has the right to it? What is the situation under whom? Make it public within three days. ADRRE had to immediately send a team to 10 disaster prone areas. We should prepare from now to save the citizens there,' said the Home Minister, 'arrange to get a team to immediately move the families who are at risk of floods and landslides to a safe place . The government should immediately reach the high-risk areas.

Home Minister Lamichhane said that the goal of this year is to save from the risk of man-made disasters and to rescue them immediately if there is a risk and to work so that the people feel that the government is there. He said that it is necessary for the relevant agencies to start preparations from now on to fulfill the said goal.