MPs to provide five days salary to flood victims

The members of the interim parliament on Saturday have announcded to provide their five days salary to the flood victims.

Following an appeal by Speaker Subash Nemwang, a joint meeting of the parliamentary parties took a decision to provide five days salary to the flood victims.

During the House sitting today, the MPs have also asked the government to provide immediate relief materials and compensation to the victims of landslides and flood-hits areas of mid-western and eastern Terai. 

Home Minister Krishna Prasad Situala said that the government was trying to reach out to as many flood-hit areas as possible, but its works had been hampered due to bad weather.

Reports said that more than a dozen people have died while thousands of people have been displaced due to floods in Banke, Bardiya, Dhanusha, Mahottari, Saptari, Sunsari, Kapilbvastu, Siraha, Rupandeshi and some other Terai districts.

The Worst hit is seen in Nepalgunj of Banke and Jaleshwor of Dhanusha where most of the human settlements have been inundated.

According to reports, around 50 persons have already died due to floods and landslides of this year.