PM Shah says disaster management works will be completed as soon as possible

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Balen Shah has said that disaster management since August 10 is being carried out continuously in coordination among the federal, provincial and local governments.

Addressing the 21st meeting of the National Council for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management held at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers at Singha Durbar today, he said the government was continuously working in disaster management without making any compromise.

Chief Ministers of Gandaki, Bagmati, Madhes and Koshi provinces were also present in the meeting.

“We are completing the disaster management works at the earliest by mobilizing available resources and human resources. ’

In the meeting, he said that the government was working to study the damage caused by floods and landslides in Bhotekoshi-Trishuli, Gandaki and other areas.

Prime Minister Shah also said that the government is going to further strengthen the early warning system for disaster risk reduction. He said that the government is also doing necessary work to reduce the risk of avalanches.

On the occasion, the Prime Minister expressed gratitude to all including, among all the civil servants, security personnel, volunteers, representatives of political parties and others who have been relentlessly putting their lives at risk in the management of this disaster.