Temporary shelter for quake victims should be made by mid-December: Minister Sharma

By TRN Online, Jajarkot, Dec. 3: Minister for Communication and Information Technology Rekha Sharma has urged the people's representatives at the local levels and the government employees to take steps for completing construction of a temporary shelter for the earthquake victims by the middle of this Month.

Minister Sharma said so today at a discussion with people's representatives and employees in Nalagad Municipality of Jajarkot district.

She viewed that the building of temporary shelters should be completed within this month of Mangasir (mid-December) as it will be quite cold.

Nalagad Municipality is the most affected one due to the earthquake that occurred on November 3.

Minister Sharma clarified that the Cabinet meeting decided recently to mobilise security forces for the construction of the temporary shelter as there was no remarkable progress in the work even after a long period since the government decided to provide Rs. 50,000 for temporary housing.

The district security committee can mobilise the security forces for the construction work, as per the Cabinet decision.

She expressed hope that the construction of a temporary shelter will get expedited now as the district security committee can demand additional force if the available one is inadequate for the work.

She argued that the government brought forth the new working procedures learning from the problems that were seen in the course of the reconstruction of the quake-damaged structures following the 2015 earthquake.

Minister Sharma also interacted with the people's representatives in Sanibheri Rural Municipality and Aathbiskoth Municipality in Rukum today in the same issues and she also visited the quake-damaged settlement and talked with the victims.