Flood displaced to be relocated soon
POST REPORT
SUNSARI, Sept 6 -
The Koshi flood displaced, currently housed in 20 government-run camps of Sunsari, will soon be shifted to new shelters, District Administration Office informed, Saturday. According Chief District Officer (CDO) Durga Prasad Bhandari, over 27,000 people of Shripur, Haripur, Paschim Kusaha and Paschim Laukahi VDCs, forced out from their villages due to the flood three weeks ago, will be rehabilitated in three new sectors. "The rehabilitation task will begin within one week," Bhandari said. The government has decided to house around 8000 displaced on a state-owned land at Laukahi, some 7000 inside Eastern Regional Prison at Jhumka and the rest at Simiriya. "We are also holding discussions with the Indian security agency for repatriation of the displaced from bordering Indian villages, who had swarmed to Nepal in the wake of the flood," said Bhandari. Sunsari administration estimates that over 10,000 Indians are staying in the district based displaced shelters at present. Meanwhile, technicians have initiated the repair works at damaged Laukahi-Jamuwa section of East-West Highway after water level subsided. Likewise, the Road Department has also started repairing the Jhumka-Chatara alternative route.
Govt to manage flood assistance: Minister Yadav
SUNSARI-Minister for Foreign Affairs Upendra Yadav said here Saturday that the government will keep tabs on the assistance doled out by both national and international agencies to make sure only genuine victims receive the aid. Stating that the government has formed a committee to monitor the relief and aid distribution task, Minister Yadav said that the fund for the flood hit will not be misused at any cost. "We have received various complaints about misuse and mismanagement of relief funds, which we will contain very soon," he said. Earlier, Minister Yadav had visited various displaced camps in the district.
Jet barge for Dharan-Chatara passengers
CHITWAN- The government has decided to make use of the motor jet barge of Narayani River to ferry the passengers along Dharan-Chatara Highway, cut off by Koshi river. According to the district's Road Division Director General, Tulsi Prasad Sitaula, the barge will be taken to the Koshi River, bordering Udaypur and Sunsari district, within two weeks. The barge will facilitate passengers in crossing the Koshi River so they could take the bus from the other side to reach their destinations.
Source: The Kathmandu Post, 7 September, 2008
The Koshi flood displaced, currently housed in 20 government-run camps of Sunsari, will soon be shifted to new shelters, District Administration Office informed, Saturday. According Chief District Officer (CDO) Durga Prasad Bhandari, over 27,000 people of Shripur, Haripur, Paschim Kusaha and Paschim Laukahi VDCs, forced out from their villages due to the flood three weeks ago, will be rehabilitated in three new sectors. "The rehabilitation task will begin within one week," Bhandari said. The government has decided to house around 8000 displaced on a state-owned land at Laukahi, some 7000 inside Eastern Regional Prison at Jhumka and the rest at Simiriya. "We are also holding discussions with the Indian security agency for repatriation of the displaced from bordering Indian villages, who had swarmed to Nepal in the wake of the flood," said Bhandari. Sunsari administration estimates that over 10,000 Indians are staying in the district based displaced shelters at present. Meanwhile, technicians have initiated the repair works at damaged Laukahi-Jamuwa section of East-West Highway after water level subsided. Likewise, the Road Department has also started repairing the Jhumka-Chatara alternative route.
Govt to manage flood assistance: Minister Yadav
SUNSARI-Minister for Foreign Affairs Upendra Yadav said here Saturday that the government will keep tabs on the assistance doled out by both national and international agencies to make sure only genuine victims receive the aid. Stating that the government has formed a committee to monitor the relief and aid distribution task, Minister Yadav said that the fund for the flood hit will not be misused at any cost. "We have received various complaints about misuse and mismanagement of relief funds, which we will contain very soon," he said. Earlier, Minister Yadav had visited various displaced camps in the district.
Jet barge for Dharan-Chatara passengers
CHITWAN- The government has decided to make use of the motor jet barge of Narayani River to ferry the passengers along Dharan-Chatara Highway, cut off by Koshi river. According to the district's Road Division Director General, Tulsi Prasad Sitaula, the barge will be taken to the Koshi River, bordering Udaypur and Sunsari district, within two weeks. The barge will facilitate passengers in crossing the Koshi River so they could take the bus from the other side to reach their destinations.
Source: The Kathmandu Post, 7 September, 2008
