KATHMANDU, JUNE 9

Lawmakers have drawn the government's attention to the need to ensure risk reduction from natural disasters and their consequences as monsoon has already entered the country.

Speaking at zero hour of the House of Representatives today, the Lower House members reminded the government that the survivors of natural disasters in the past had yet to be compensated.

Damodar Bhandari, Deepak Prakash Bhatta and Durga Poudel were among those urging the government to take timely measures for prevention of possible monsoon-related hazards and to ensure compensation to the survivors.

Similarly, Dil Kumari demanded the guarantee of fertilisers and irrigation facility for farmers.

She also sought ban on PUBG mobile games. Likewise, Dibyamani Rajbhandari advised the government not to take a haphazard decision regarding the announcement and withdrawal of public holiday.

Durga Bahadur Raut urged the government to increase payment to women volunteers. Devendra Raj Kandel sought the submission of Citizenship Bill and Nabina Lama demanded the government's clarification on the shortage of school textbooks.

Nawaraj Silwal accused the government of becoming apathetic towards the issues raised in the Parliament and Pushpa Bhusal Gautam expressed her concern about the non-payment of coronavirus insurance to affected persons. Similarly, Prakash Man Singh of the Nepali Congress drew the government's attention to the prompt management of Kathmandu valley's solid waste and the control of skyrocketing market prices. He also advised the government to differentiate school and office hours to reduce traffic load.

Dila Sangroula urged the government to intervene in the valley's waste mismanagement, employment crisis, rule of law deficit and inflation, She also urged the government to ensure justice to the survivors of violence, murder and rape.

Dev Prasad Gurung, Tek Bahadur Basnet, Tejulal Chaudhary, Dhruba Kumar Shahi, Nandalal Roka Chhetri, Nara Bahadur Dhami, Nawaraj Rawat, Narayan Prasad Khatiwada, Narayan Prasad Marasaini, Nirudevi Pal, Padma Kumari Aryal, Pabitra Niraula Kharel, Parbati Kumar Bishunke, and Prem Duwal also aired their views during zero hour.

A version of this article appears in the print on June 10, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.