Lawmakers draw govt.'s attention on contemporary issues

Kathmandu, May 8: Lawmakers have drawn the attention of the government to contemporary issues in today's meeting of the House of Representatives.    

On the occasion, Aman Lal Modi blamed irregularities in the procurement process of the Jagadulla hydropower project to be constructed in the Dolpa district and demanded an investigation into it.    

Saying activities were carried out against the public procurement act and regulations, he asked the government to stop illicit capital flight from Nepal and take necessary steps to return the money sent abroad.    

Similarly, Bimala Subedi mentioned that a person lost his/her life and three others were injured when they were hit by a public bus at Koteshwor-Tinkune area today, demanding the arrangement of compensation to the deceased's family and treatment to the injured ones.    

She argued that though the government has adopted a policy of displacing 20-year-old vehicles, it has not been implemented.  

  
Likewise, the Prabhu Sah Armed Police Force should not cause trouble to the citizens in the border areas in Tarai.   

 
He demanded that the government pay attention to allow shortage of chemical fertiliser.    

Bhagawati Chaudhary urged the government to allocate enough budget for the Gadhi rural municipality in Sunsari district as it has the potential for tourism, while Bhanu Bhakta Joshi demanded to pass the bill be passed as all structures of the Sahid Dasharath Chanda Health Science University.    

Similarly, Manish Jha drew the government's attention to complete the construction of the international airport imagined at Janakpurdham as soon as possible, as well as Mahendra Kumar Raya asked the government to allocate the necessary budget for the arrangement of irrigation, as Manara Shisawa municipality and Samasi rural municipality in Mahottari district are facing drought.

Mahesh Bartaula mentioned the possibility of operating a podway as the smart public transport even in Nepal, while Mahesh Basnet stressed the need to reduce the electricity fare for the use of drinking water.    

Similarly, Menaka Kumari Pokhrel requested the government to pay attention to time, as youths are found to be involved in drug abuse.    

Madhav Sapkota, Ranju Kumari Jha, Rana Kumari Balampaki Magar, Ranendra Barali, Yogendra Mandal, Rajendra Kumar Rai, among others, also drew the government's attention to contemporary issues. (RSS)