MPs urge government to provide relief to disaster victims and address human–wildlife conflict

Kathmandu: Members of the House of Representatives have drawn the government’s attention to provide relief to citizens affected by natural disasters and those facing threats from wild animals. During today’s emergency meeting of the House, lawmakers urged the government to focus on disaster risk reduction and develop a special plan to address human–wildlife conflict.

Nepali Congress MP Janakraj Giri informed the House that on June 25, nearly 300 ropanis of land in Partola, Matela, and other settlements in Ward No. 1 of Budhinanda Municipality in Bajura were inundated by floods. He added that floodwaters entered 50 houses, forcing hundreds of residents to live in the open, and urged the government to provide immediate relief to the affected citizens.

Nepali Communist Party MP Prem Bahadur Bayak stated that strong winds that struck Kailali on the 25th of this month damaged several houses and infrastructure. He said roofs of 25 houses in Lamkichuha Municipality, six in Janaki Rural Municipality, and 53 in Bardagoriya Rural Municipality, along with one school in Tikapur, were blown off, and called for immediate relief assistance.

Nepal Communist Party (UML) MP Laxmi Prasad Pokharel said that residents of Bhairavi Rural Municipality in Dailekh are living in fear due to wild boar threats and demanded control measures for wild animals along with relief for farmers.

Nepali Congress MP Narendra Kumar Kerung stated that a notice issued by the Federal Road Supervision Ilam Division Office regarding the removal of structures within a 15–15 meter area on both sides of the Mechi Highway has created fear among more than 1.5 million residents in the area, and urged the government to revise the policy.

National Independent Party MP Afsana Banu said that several youths have been falsely implicated in an incident on Bhadra 10, while their families have been staging a sit-in at Maitighar Mandala for the past 18 days, demanding justice and resolution of their concerns.