He has demanded that a serious challenge has arisen in the relief and rescue work and based on the decision and recommendation of the District Disaster Management Committee, it should be declared a 'crisis area' immediately.
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Outgoing Member of Parliament Suhang Nemwang has demanded to declare Elam as a crisis zone and to operate regular air flights at Sukilumba Airport.
He demanded the government to declare Ilam as a 'crisis area' due to the widespread loss of property, road blockage, power supply disruption and people's life in Ilam district due to incessant rains.
'Considering the current situation in which serious challenges have arisen even in relief and rescue operations due to landslides, road destruction and disconnection, and based on the decisions and recommendations of the District Disaster Management Committee, he demands to immediately declare a 'crisis area'.
'I strongly request the concerned authorities to operate regular air flights from Falgunanda Sukilumba Airport as necessary relief materials, medicines and public communication are being blocked due to geographical difficulties and road blockages between the district center and the capital,' he wrote on Facebook . Nemwang is the Member of Parliament for Ilam Constituency No. 2 .
He informed Home Minister Omprakash Aryal, Energy Minister Kulman Ghising and others about the relief and compensation to be provided to the victims of the Ilam disaster.
At least 37 people have died in Saturday's severe landslides in Ilam after incessant rain . Hundreds of houses are at risk due to the landslide and dozens of families have been displaced when the whole settlement was swept away.
