Shelters will be provided to flood victims: Home Minister

Kathmandu, March 20: Minister for Home Affairs Ramesh Lekhak has said that housing would be provided to the people of Bagmati and Koshi provinces, which were affected by the floods last September.     

After the 30th meeting of the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Executive Committee held here today, he said permanent and temporary shelters would be constructed as per the need after analyzing the damage caused by floods, landslides and inundation.     

He said that the decision on how the state could help in the construction of private houses would be taken on the basis of the situation in the affected areas.     

In the meeting, the concerned bodies have been instructed to be prepared to control all types of risks from disasters in the coming days, stressing on the need to work in a coordinated manner among all the agencies in the government.     

Stating that offices have been established in Doti, Achham and Jajarkot districts to collect complete details of the damage caused by the earthquake and to coordinate the reconstruction works and helping out the victims, Home Minister Lekhak said that the construction of permanent houses has started in the places where the damage has been analyzed.     

Minister for Health and Population Pradip Paudel, Home Secretary Gokarna Mani Duwadi and other high-ranking government officials were present in the meeting.(RSS)