KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has directed the government agencies to get deployed in rescue operations and relief distributions to the flood and landslides affected communities.
Addressing the seventh meeting of the National Council of Disaster Risk Reduction and Management on Tuesday, the PM directed the officials to immediately fix bailey bridges in the districts of Sindhupalchowk and Manang that witnessed heavy losses in the recent monsoon flooding.
In case of time consumption for operation of such bridges, the PM also instructed to construct modular mechanic bridges from Nepali Army, Chief Executive Officer of National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority and Member Secretary of the Council Anil Pokharel said.
Likewise, the PM directed to ensure coordination among all three layer of governments and security bodies in rescue and relief operation and foodstuff distribution tasks.
Pokharel said that measures to risk mitigation in Melamchi area were also discussed during the meeting. Furthermore, the PM stressed for institutional strengthening of the Authority.
All the ministers, chief ministers of all seven provinces, vice-chairman of the National Planning Commission, chief secretary and chiefs of all security bodies joined the meeting through virtual medium.
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