Prime Minister's directive to the Minister of Home, Health, Infrastructure, Water Supply, Energy to collect all details regarding relief, rescue and damage
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The government will provide relief of Rs 2 lakh each to the families of those who lost their lives due to floods, landslides and inundation. Similarly, the government has also decided to provide relief to the families of those who have been missing for 10 days and have not been found.
After Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli returned to the country, a minister informed that the decision was taken at the Cabinet meeting held at Prime Minister's residence Baluwatar on Monday evening. The meeting also decided to declare 3 days of national mourning in memory of those who died in the flood. During that period, the national flag will be flown at half-mast in government offices and missions. In the
meeting, Home Minister Ramesh Ukhar gave a 'briefing' to the Council of Ministers about the overall situation. He presented the details of 209 dead, 29 missing and 248 injured till Monday evening due to floods and landslides. In the same way, 7 thousand 722 people have been rescued, the Home Minister has informed the Council of Ministers. He also informed the Prime Minister that Bely Bridges are urgently needed at 4 places to reopen the highways. According to a minister, the author said that the country was spared from major damage because he had given a warning of heavy rain.
Prime Minister Oli has instructed the relevant ministries to take all steps to bring all the highways into operation as soon as possible and to bring a report on the necessary work, the minister said. The government will hold a press conference on Tuesday afternoon to announce the decision of the Council of Ministers, the government's future action plans and relief programs.
The Prime Minister has directed the Minister of Home, Health, Infrastructure, Water Supply, Energy to collect all the details related to the necessary relief, rescue and damage. The minister told Kantipur that he was asked to submit all the details of the damage by tomorrow afternoon. Accordingly, the plan of reconstruction work to be done in the field of highway, water supply and electricity will be announced immediately. The prime minister has instructed to give special priority to the search for the missing and the supply of consumables.
It has also been decided to arrange immediate temporary accommodation for those who have lost their homes and provide relief as per the law for reconstruction. The Council of Ministers has also made a decision regarding the Ministry of Health to be proactive in preventing the spread of epidemics in the post-flood situation and to provide agricultural insurance funds. Similarly, the meeting also decided that the Prime Minister and all the members of the Council of Ministers will deposit one month's salary and service benefits into the Prime Minister's Disaster Relief Fund, the minister said.
