Temporary health centre for flood victims
Kathmandu, Sept. 6
The meeting of Central Management and Monitoring Committee, held Saturday in the presence of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, decided to establish temporary health service center rooming certain number of beds for people affected by flood in Sunsari and Saptari districts. In the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs, Bamdev Goutam, Minister for Defence Ram Bahadur Thapa, Minister for Physical Planning and Works, Bijaya Kumar Gachchhadar, Chief Secretary of Government of Nepal, Dr. Bhojraj Ghimire and Secretary at Ministry of General Administration Dr. Govinda Prasad Kusum were present.
The meeting decided to engage Nepal Army and private sector to run helicopter service for people from Inruwa to Kanchanpur with concession price, to direct Department of Road to begin extension works of roads from Dharan to Chatara/ Baraha area and from Kanchanpur to Phattepur Beltar within seven days and to direct Nepal Army to begin extension works of road from Chatara/Baraha area to Suspension Bridge within seven days. The meeting also decided to direct Department of Road to run ferry that can carry goods carrier vehicles in Chatara, to run motorboat from Loukahi to Bhantabari and to establish managed camp to displaced people and to run school for their children.
Source: The Rising Nepal, 7 September, 2008
The meeting of Central Management and Monitoring Committee, held Saturday in the presence of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, decided to establish temporary health service center rooming certain number of beds for people affected by flood in Sunsari and Saptari districts. In the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs, Bamdev Goutam, Minister for Defence Ram Bahadur Thapa, Minister for Physical Planning and Works, Bijaya Kumar Gachchhadar, Chief Secretary of Government of Nepal, Dr. Bhojraj Ghimire and Secretary at Ministry of General Administration Dr. Govinda Prasad Kusum were present.
The meeting decided to engage Nepal Army and private sector to run helicopter service for people from Inruwa to Kanchanpur with concession price, to direct Department of Road to begin extension works of roads from Dharan to Chatara/ Baraha area and from Kanchanpur to Phattepur Beltar within seven days and to direct Nepal Army to begin extension works of road from Chatara/Baraha area to Suspension Bridge within seven days. The meeting also decided to direct Department of Road to run ferry that can carry goods carrier vehicles in Chatara, to run motorboat from Loukahi to Bhantabari and to establish managed camp to displaced people and to run school for their children.
Source: The Rising Nepal, 7 September, 2008
