Minister Ghising, who reached Ilam on Saturday, made it clear that Ilam has been declared a crisis zone in the District Disaster Management Committee meeting and that the work will be carried out with immediate priority for rehabilitation.
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Physical Infrastructure and Transport Minister Kulman Ghising has said that the human and physical damage caused by the landslide in Eelam is an "unprecedented disaster".
Minister Ghising, who reached Ilam on Saturday, made it clear that Ilam has been declared a crisis zone in the District Disaster Management Committee meeting and that the work will be carried out with immediate priority for rehabilitation. 'This disaster is beyond our control,' he said, 'but now all three levels — union, state and local — need to get serious about reconstruction.'
Minister Ghising also warned that the practice of holding projects hostage without contractors working in flood-affected areas will end. "No contractor can hold the project without working, we will take immediate action against such contractors," he said. He announced to speed up the construction of Belybridge, suspension bridge and permanent concrete bridge.
According to the Chief District Officer of Ilam, Sunita Nepal, 39 people have died, 26 people are injured and 6 people are undergoing treatment in the district so far. 11 injured and pregnant people were rescued by air. In the district, 276 people have been displaced, 151 houses have been completely destroyed and 327 houses have been partially damaged.
11 bridges and 21 culverts have been damaged. The road connecting Rajduwali, Melase and Mansewung has been cut, while the Mai-Jogmai road is also blocked. According to
Nepal, relief distribution is being done through the municipality. "Two lakh rupees sent by the Union Government has reached the deceased's family," she said.
She said that 16 houses in Phakphokthum need to be relocated immediately and the distribution of relief money was instructed to be done only with the approval of the administration.
Mayor Keshav Thapa of Ilam Municipality pointed out the need to complete the reconstruction within three months. "Food, water, health and housing are the main challenges now," he said.
Due to the insufficient budget for disaster management at the local level, special support has been requested from both the union and the state. Head of Electricity Authority According to Bijik Prasad Yadav, electricity supply has been resumed in all municipalities of the district. Pawan Bhattarai of the road division office, Ilam, informed that efforts are being made to open the Rajduwali road today. It is reported that there is a problem of shortage of medicines in the health sector and health workers have been deployed in the affected areas.
Relief and reconstruction plan
National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority executive head Dinesh Prasad Bhatt said that funds will be sent to the affected families for immediate assistance. "For permanent housing, four lakhs will be given per family and another three lakhs will be provided to those who do not have land," he said.
The local level will take the responsibility of finding land for settlement relocation, while the monitoring will also be under the local level.
Physical Secretary Keshav Kumar Sharma said that a special decision can be taken at a council meeting for the purchase of construction materials. Home Secretary Madhusudan Acharya said that initiatives will be taken to restore the displaced police stations immediately.
