Government announces relief of Rs 50,000 for construction of temporary housing to flood victims and Rs 2 lakh to families of deceased
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At the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority meeting held at the Prime Minister's Office on Tuesday, Prime Minister Sushila Karki said that due to timely preparations and support from the state, local levels and citizens, there was less damage in this year's monsoon disaster. Also, the meeting concluded that there was more damage in Ilam due to heavy rains.
Authority's Executive Chief Engineer Dinesh Prasad Bhatt said that the damage was also greater in the areas of Ilam that had received heavy rainfall. According to him, it has rained more than 40 years in Ilam. According to the data measured at four stations in Ilam, the rainfall is the highest. 332.6 mm of rain was measured at Himali village station in Suryodaya municipality of Ilam on 19 October.
which is the highest rainfall ever. Earlier, 42 years ago on July 15, 1983, 320.6 mm of rain was recorded here. Similarly, it is said that 280.2 mm of rain has been recorded in Ilam T-State after 10 years. On 10 August 1997, 273.2 mm of rain fell here.
Koshi, Madhesh and Bagmati provinces were more affected due to incessant rains last Friday and Saturday. The Chief Ministers of all seven provinces were also invited to the authority meeting on Tuesday. But they reported that it was not possible to come to Kathmandu. Jagdish Kharel, Government Spokesperson and Minister of Communication and Information Technology informed that the issue of damage caused by the disaster was discussed in the meeting. "The meeting concluded that due to everyone's activeness in this disaster, major damage was avoided," he said.
According to Communications Minister Kharel, 52 people have died in the flash flood after Dasain. 5 people are still missing and 47 people are injured. He informed that 18 people who were affected by the disaster were rescued by helicopter. "We managed to rescue the pregnant women and the injured in time," he said. According to Minister Kharel, the hydropower project with a capacity of 330 megawatts has been damaged due to the flood. "It is estimated that there has been a loss of 12 billion rupees in the hydropower sector alone," he said. It has been decided to proceed with the reconstruction together with the federal government and the state and local governments.'
Minister Kharel also informed that it has been decided to bring all the highways that were blocked due to floods into operation within a week. Mechi and BP highways are blocked. Other auxiliary highways have also been damaged," he said. "All these highways will be operated temporarily within a week."
It has been decided to provide the first installment of 25,000 immediately and the second installment of 25,000 for the construction of temporary housing for the flood victims. This relief will be provided through the local government. The authority has also decided to provide relief at the rate of 2 lakhs to the family of the deceased. According to Minister Kharel, reconstruction of individual houses will be done through the provincial government. The federal government will monitor it. Bagmati Province Chief Minister Indra Baniyan, who participated in the
meeting, informed that after collecting the exact details of the damage caused during the disaster, central and provincial governments will coordinate relief distribution and proceed with the reconstruction work. It has been decided to move forward through coordination between the state, local and central governments. The prime minister has also made a commitment to arrange the budget according to the need, which is positive, he said.
