Lawmakers from the valley meet PM Koirala
Kathmandu, May 22, Prime Minister Sushil Koirala on Friday said the unexpected
earthquake occurring after 82 years inflicted unimaginable losses in property
and lives.
The PM made the
remark during a meeting with Constituent Assembly members representing
Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur districts of the Kathmandu Valley.
Despite some
weaknesses were realized in mobilization of Nepali society in a smooth manner
due to lack of the institutions working in search, rescue, relief and
rehabilitation jobs in such disastrous hour, he praised the foreign countries
and organizations for their rescue and relief jobs carried out in Nepal amid
limited means and resources.
Though the
irreparable human casualty caused by the quake could not be reversed, the Prime
Minister said that our generation and legislators have the opportunities to
ensure safe shelter, opportunity for personality development, employment and
bright future to those quake-affected and asked all to involve in a planned way
for it.
Saying that the
government was planning to bring short-term, mid-term and long-term programmes
by targeting the quake-survivors, he sought support of all to make the
programmes result-oriented.
The MPs on the
occasion demanded allocation of additional budget for the maintenance of
damaged houses in Kathmandu Valley, government help to demolish unsafe houses,
management of shelters to those rendered homeless by the earthquake.
Urging the government
to pay attention to the reconstruction of damaged heritages soon, they sought
the cooperation between administrators and lawmakers in the distribution of
relief package to the affected and enforcement of reconstruction and
rehabilitation plans.
On the occasion,
they presented a 34-point memorandum to the Prime Minister, voicing that it
should be addressed immediately.