Without 'visibility', the government itself is helpless

170 people died, at least 42 are still missing, even in the midst of this national disaster, the Prime Minister did not stop visiting the US, the Acting Prime Minister could not even hold a cabinet meeting to announce unified relief and compensation.

Ashwin 14, 2081

Kul Chandra Newpane

Without 'visibility', the government itself is helpless

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It has been widely criticized that the state did not rescue the minister by helicopter even after he sat on a tin shed for four hours in the middle of the Nakhkhu river near the Bhainsepati minister's residence. Even in the all-party meeting held on Sunday, the ministers of the government have reiterated that they could not be rescued by helicopter as they could not reach 'visibility'.

But even in this disaster, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has not cut short his visit to the US and the Acting Prime Minister has not called a cabinet meeting. Integrated relief and compensation have not been announced for three days. Overall, the government has been criticized everywhere for its poor visibility.

52 people died due to floods in the federal capital, which is said to be rich in resources, the government is being criticized from all sides. Even when five people were trapped in the Nakkhukhola flood in Lalitpur on Saturday morning, the government machinery could not be mobilized for rescue. 35 people were killed in a landslide on Friday night in the Jhaple river near the capital. The bodies of most of them were exhumed only on Sunday.

Thankot police station, which is close to the incident site, got the information about the bus being buried in the Jhaple River only after 16 hours. Prithvi Highway, which is the 'lifeline' of the capital, has not yet been opened. On the occasion of the suspension of traffic on dozens of highways in the country, including the Prithvi Highway, the prices of air fares and daily consumables have been increased sharply. It has started to kill ordinary citizens. 

The government has not been able to announce an integrated relief package after two days of huge financial loss due to floods and landslides. Deputy Prime Minister and Urban Development Minister Prakashman Singh held a coordination meeting with the agencies related to the disaster on Saturday and held an all-party meeting on Sunday.

The all-party meeting has decided to arrange housing for the victims who lost their homes due to floods. It has been decided that the Ministry of Urban Development will manage housing in coordination with the National Risk Reduction and Disaster Management Authority. But the government has not made it clear whether it will build housing itself or provide funds for it.

Without 'visibility', the government itself is helpless Gobind Pokharel, the former chief executive officer of the National Reconstruction Authority formed after the earthquake of 2072, commented that the government was unable to prepare for search, rescue and relief even though the government agencies were giving information about weather forecasts and possible risks. "The state should have coordinated with the central government to prepare its mechanisms for search and rescue, but that was not the case. The government failed in the post-disaster management," he said Pokharel's analysis is that even in some recent incidents, the Home Ministry did not receive information on time. "Government cannot prevent disasters, but the Ministry of Home Affairs should have done its homework on issues such as how to prepare for management and how to strengthen the information system in the event of a disaster," he said. The leadership of the home did not seem serious, even the state bodies did not shoulder the necessary responsibilities.'

The cabinet meeting has not been held yet regarding the disaster. Communications and Information Technology Minister Prithvi Subba Gurung, who is also the spokesperson of the government, says that since it is not customary to hold cabinet meetings when the prime minister is abroad, disaster management and all-party meetings were held. He said that since the provision of relief is made by laws and regulations, the Council of Ministers meeting should be held to make a decision about it. According to Gurung, the provision of Rs 200,000 to the deceased and Rs 25,000 to 50,000 for housing is in the law. Even in the case of missing persons, if the situation cannot be found for ten days, there is a provision in the law to give relief as if they were dead.

There is a practice of appointing a minister who is lower in rank than him to act as a caretaker so that the work done by the prime minister can be done in his absence. The then Prime Minister Sushil Koirala was out of the country when the powerful earthquake hit on 12th Baisakh 2072. At that time, the acting Prime Minister was Vamdev Gautam. The Council of Ministers did not meet until Koirala returned home. But at that time, Koirala immediately returned and held a cabinet meeting. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who went to the United States on October 4 to participate in the United Nations General Assembly, is being criticized for not returning after a major disaster in the country.

'After the earthquake of 2072, the then Prime Minister Koirala returned to the country soon, but this time he was criticized because the Prime Minister took time to return,' said a minister He said that when the announcement is made, the message that the state is with us in times of trouble and self-strength can be received by the citizens. The minister added, 'For that reason, it would have been better if the prime minister had come sooner.' "Even if the Cabinet meeting is not held now, the work has not been stopped," he said, "the necessary work is being done based on the decision of the all-party meeting and the coordination meeting." Despite the announcement from the weather forecasting department and the authority, the government is being criticized for not preparing enough to protect the citizens from disasters is

Without 'visibility', the government itself is helpless The Meteorological Department predicted heavy and very heavy rain for four days from Thursday to Sunday. Based on that, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority had issued a notice on Thursday asking not to run night buses on Fridays and Saturdays in Himalayan and hilly districts. However, the government was criticized in Sunday's all-party meeting saying that the state had acted irresponsibly by allowing the buses to run uninterrupted. The Authority had also issued a notice to be on high alert in risk areas and riverside settlements and for all three security agencies and volunteers to be on standby for search and rescue.

Home Minister Ramesh Akhtar claims that the government did not delay in the rescue. He said that due to the preparations made by the government, it has helped in reducing the damage caused by floods, landslides and inundation. Nepalese army helicopters have been mobilized for rescue. It has been instructed to give priority to children, pregnant women, people with disabilities and the elderly. A hotline has been arranged from the district to the center for rescue, he said.

Without 'visibility', the government itself is helpless

Despite this claim by the minister writer, the government machinery did not reach the minister's residence area in Bhainsepati, Lalitpur, when five people clamored for rescue after being surrounded by nails. Four hours after being trapped, two of the people who were swept away in the river were rescued by Chaniklal Tamang of Kavre risking their lives, while one of them managed to escape by swimming on his own. Two others disappeared. They were also criticized in Sunday's all-party meeting for not being rescued in time by a helicopter. The Home Minister said that the helicopter could not be rescued due to not being able to reach 'visibility'. But some leaders have sarcastically said that it is not the helicopter but the government's 'visibility' that has not reached.

Government spokesperson Gurung admitted that the accident in Jhyaplekhola was caused by the weakness of the local administration and the police. "The local chief district officer and the police made a mistake by allowing the night bus to run when it was raining. They should be questioned. If the bus had not been allowed to run, there would not have been so much damage," he said. A microbus coming from Butwal and Chitwan and a bus coming from Gorkha were buried in the Jhyaplekhola landslide on Friday night.

According to the leader of Janata Samajwadi Party, Rajendra Shrestha, most of the leaders in the all-party meeting commented that although it was good to give advance information about the weather, there was a delay in rescue and relief. The leaders of the opposition party criticized the government saying that those trapped in the disaster were not rescued for hours in the capital, where all the resources of the state power are concentrated. According to independent MP Amresh Kumar Singh, who participated in the meeting, the opposition party leaders drew the government's attention to the fact that the airline companies have doubled the air fares by covering up the closure of the highway to the capital and created an artificial shortage in the market.

On the other hand, the meeting of the central performance committee of the ruling Congress has also expressed dissatisfaction saying that the government is not well prepared to deal with the disaster. The analysis of the meeting shows that there is a need for more rapid and agile preparation to deal with the natural disasters that are being faced on a regular basis.

Without 'visibility', the government itself is helpless 'This meeting of the performance committee draws the attention of the government to create an integrated strategy and agile action plan of the role of the three levels of government and to allocate enough resources needed for rescue,' the Congress said after Sunday's meeting, 'the black market that may increase in the market during this extreme situation, vehicles Brings the government's attention to control/get the irregularity in rent.' In a statement issued by General Secretary Shankar Pokharel, UML has also demanded the government to immediately rebuild the broken bridges, roads, electricity lines and water supply lines and operate the services.

Kul

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