NA members draw government's attention for resolving drinking water problem

Kathmandu, July 22: Lawmakers have drawn attention of the government to resolve the drinking water crisis of in the Tarai.     

Speaking in an emergency hour of today's National Assembly (NA) meeting, they demanded to address the problems invited due to crisis of drinking water.     

On the occasion, Ananda Prasad Dhungana, pointed out the need of resolving the drinking water problems in a long-term manner, not only for the time being.     

"Land areas remain barren. There is a situation where the people of Tarai will not get even drinking water. A long-term plan should be made to end such problem," he added.     

Similarly, Shekhar Kumar Singh mentioned that it was necessary to address the problem of drought as it is not only the problem of Madhes and it might be seen from Mechi to Mahakali in coming days.     

"The federal government should make arrangement of drinking water and irrigation facility as soon as possible," he argued.     

Lawmakers stress on arresting corruption     

Lawmakers speaking in a meeting of the National Assembly (NA), the upper house of the Federal Parliament, have emphasized that the government should be serious about controlling corruption, citing the increasing incidents of financial irregularities and corruption in recent time.     

Uday Bahadur Bohora has demanded the resignation of Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives, and Poverty Alleviation Balram Adhikari, stating that audio evidence has already been made public indicating his involvement in corrupt activities. Bohora has called for an impartial investigation into this matter.     

Kamala Panta expressed objection, stating that the proposal for amendment of the committee's rules submitted by the members of the Sustainable Development and Good Governance Committee has not been heard. She emphasized the need to make the committee effective and sustainable.     

Likewise, lawmakers Jagat Bahadur Parki, Durga Gurung, Narayan Datta Mishra, Bhuwan Sunar, Madan Kumari Shah 'Garima', Mohammad Khalid, Yubaraj Sharma, Rajenra Laxmi Gaire, and Suresh Kumar Ale Magar aired their views on several issues of public concern.(RSS)