Nepal

Expecting mothers, new mothers and senior citizens to be prioritized for relief distribution operation: PM Dahal

By Rastriya Samachar Samiti

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JANAKI, NOVEMBER 10

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has said that women, children, senior citizens as well as expecting and new mothers would he highly prioritized in distribution of relief packages for the quake-affected ones.

PM Dahal shared so while talking to journalists when leaving for Rolpa Nepalgunj in Banke district to inaugurate a motorable bridge. Dahal asserted that the government had left no stone unturned for relief distribution to the quake affected people in Jajarkot district.

It may be noted that an earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale jolted Jajarkot on November 3, leaving scores of fatalities and causalities.

'The government has accorded top priority to women, children, senior citizens as well as new and expecting mothers for distribution of relief materials,' reiterated the Head of the Government, adding that the relief distribution operation was being undertaken on a priority basis.

On the occasion, Province Assembly member of Lumbini Province Namuna KC requested the PM to consider inaugurating the administrative building at Narainapur in Banke as well as a Hospital in the same district while he was here to which the PM responded in affirmation.