Dhangadhi : The Government of Sudurpaschim has been actively working from the very beginning to normalize the daily life of the people in the Province who have been badly affected by the floods and landslides. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Law of the state has mobilized all the mechanisms for the rescue and relief of the victims with special priority. Minister for Internal Affairs and Law Purna Joshi has been working day and night for the relief and rescue work. According to his secretariat, She has been keeping in touch with the locals through phone, social media and in the areas where it is physically possible.
On Sunday , a team including Chief Minister Trilochan Bhatta has taken information about the on-site and aerial monitoring of the landslide-affected areas in the hilly districts of the far-western states.
The team reached Thalara -4 DiklaSittal of Bajhang, Khaptad Chhanna Gaonpalika, Dhungad under Shigash Gaonpalika of Baitadi, Babina of Doti's Adarsh Gaonpalika and Devarmando of Sayal Gaonpalika and got information about the problems.
Addressing the victims on behalf of the state government, Chief Minister Bhatta said that the government of the states would provide immediate relief to the families of those dead in the landslide including Rs one lakh twenty thousand including ritual expenses and Rs fifty thousand to those in need of house reconstruction.
Minister Joshi, who is also the spokesperson of the state government, said that the problem would be solved by planning immediate and long-term actions to be taken by the state government in collaboration with the three levels of government. Stating that the government is constantly among the people, Minister Joshi said thanks for the role of the political parties, local administration, Nepal Army, Nepal Police and Armed Police Force in uniting and providing relief during the calamity.
Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development Dirgha Bahadur Sodari, who also participated in the monitoring team, said that the work of collecting data on the physical damage in different districts and localities of the state has been started.
A total of 37 people have been killed in floods and landslides in the far-western region due to heavy rains. No further damage has been confirmed yet. The damage to roads, transport, electricity, drinking water and physical infrastructure alone has been assessed.
The team that went to the affected area by Nepal Army helicopter included Assembly Speaker Arjun Bahadur Thapa, Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Planning Maya Tamang Bohara, State Assembly members Bharat Khadka, Prem prakash Bhatta, former Forest Minister Bhanubhakta Joshi and Constituent Assembly member Harka Bahadur Singh.
It is seen that it will take some time for the people's life, which was damaged due to incessant rains for three consecutive days last week, to return to normal.
Floods and landslides caused great human losses and some lost everything. The people of Kailali Kanchanpur, including the hilly districts of the far-western states, are in mourning and pain. It is as if the unseasonal rains that fell during the sowing season have not only completely damaged the crops in most of the districts but have also turned some arable lands into bogs. There is frustration and anxiety among the people, on the one hand there is the pain of losing relatives and on the other hand there is the worry of the management and upbringing of the survivors.