Koshi province government to reconstruct all houses damaged in recent disaster

Biratnagar, Oct 8: The Koshi province government is going to reconstruct all houses that were damaged and washed away by recent landslide and flood.     

A meeting of the Province Disaster Management Council held under chairmanship of Chief Minister Hikmat Kumar Karki, today took the decision to this effect.     

According to the Koshi government, the houses should be reconstructed immediately in Ilam, Jhapa and Morang districts where the disaster hit the most.     

The meeting decided to collect the details of the houses and forward the construction activities as well as recommend the federal government to declare seven local levels of Ilam district as crisis-hit areas.     

The Koshi government has given responsibility to Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning Ram Bahadur Magar, Minister for Physical Infrastructures and Development Bhupendra Rai and Minister for Internal Affairs and Law Rewati Raman Bhandari to coordinate in Ilam for relief and rehabilitation.     

The team would conduct onsite visit of all areas and expedite reconstruction activities.     

Similarly, Minister for Forest, Tourism and Environment, Sadananda Mandal, and Minister for Internal Affairs and Law, Rewati Raman Bhandari, would coordinate for the reconstruction activities in Sunsari.     

Likewise, responsibility has been given to Minister for Water Supply, Irrigation and Energy, Ekraj Karki, for necessary reconstruction and all types of coordination in Jhapa district.     

The meeting took the decision to recommend Koshi Province government to spend budget for reconstruction by curtailing expenses of current budget and plans as well as directed the Physical Infrastructure Development Ministry to mobilize its all mechanisms to open all types of doors immediately.     

On the occasion, the Chief Minister also directed to forward activities related to reconstruction and relief without leaving any stone unturned.(RSS)