All sides' efforts must to cope with disaster: PM Oli

Kathmandu, Oct 6: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has underlined the need for all sides' efforts to cope with disaster.     

PM Oli said it while receiving a memorandum submitted by the CPN (Maoist Centre) at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, Singh Durbar, on Sunday. The Maoist Centre drew the PM's attention on making systematic the works of search, rescue and relief distribution in response to the recent floods and landslides that took toll in many districts.     

PM Oli vowed the government would take a lead in togetherness for disaster risk reductions. The problems facing the country due to disaster can be tackled together, he added.     

Senior Vice Chairman of the Maoist Centre, Narayan Kaji Shrestha, said all sectors should play their roles for disaster preparedness, and post-disaster works as search, rescue and relief distribution. Response to disaster is the collective responsibility, he added, expressing commitment that his party was ready to work together with government for disaster management.     

Also accompanying Senior Vice Chairman Shrestha were leaders Agni Sapkota, Dev Prasad Gurung, Barsha Man Pun, Janardan Sharma, and Pampha Bhusal, among others.     

Even Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak was present on the occasion.(RSS)