MPs to donate five days salary to flood victims

The members of the interim parliament on Saturday offered their five days salary to the flood victims.

The MPs announced the donation to the flood victims following an appeal by Speaker Subash Nemwang. Speaking during the House sitting today, the MPs asked the government to speed up the rescue operation and relief efforts in flood-hit areas of mid-western and eastern Terai.

Answering the parliament, Home Minister Krishna Prasad Situala said the government was trying to reach out to as many flood-hit areas as possible, but its works were marred by bad weather.

At least a dozen people have died while thousands of people have been displaced due to floods in Banke, Bardiya, Dhanusha, Mahottari, Saptari, Sunsari, Kapilbvastu, Siraha, Rupandeshi and some other Terai districts. Worst effect is seen in Bankes’s Nepalgunj and Jaleshwor in Dhanusha where most of the human settlements have been inundated. nepalnews.com mk July 28 07

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