KATHMANDU: Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR) Krishna Bahadur Mahara has urged the government to make rescue and relief works effective in the storm-hit districts of Bara and Parsa.

Issuing a statement today, Mahara expressed sorrow over the loss of life and property in the incident.

Speaker Mahara has urged the government to make every effort to provide necessary treatment to the injured.

Likewise, National Assembly (NA) Chairman Ganesh Prasad Timalsena has urged the government for speedy rescue and relief to the survivors.

He has also asked the government to provide compensation to the families of the deceased.