KATHMANDU, AUGUST 10

National Assembly lawmakers have drawn the government's attention to the need of prompt response to incidents of natural disaster and called for proper management of relief and assistance for survivors. "Many districts in the nation have reported incidents of monsoon-induced disasters that resulted in loss of lives and property," a lawmaker said during the zero hour of the Upper House session today.

Bimala Ghimire said farmers who had suffered loss due to last year's rain were still desperate to get compensation. She accused the government of not fulfilling its responsibility towards survivors, but only collecting the details of losses. "It is painful that those survivors have been denied fertilisers during this paddy plantation season."

She sought the government's intervention for the sake of proper management of disaster survivors. Ghimire also utilised the forum to vent ire at the government for not adjusting the prices of petroleum products in line with the international price list. "Though lately, there has been a fall in the prices of petroleum products in the global market, prices are yet to be revised back home."

Similarly, Sharada Devi Bhatta said, "This year too, monsoon has caused significant losses of lives and property in large areas of the nation and the government needs to reach the affected areas with relief packages."

A version of this article appears in the print on August 11, 2022 of The Himalayan Times.