गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Politics ∕ Home Minister Khand visits flood-hit areas in Melamchi Politics Home Minister Khand visits flood-hit areas in Melamchi KathmanduPati September 04, 2021 FIle photo KATHMANDU – Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand this morning inspected the flood-affected areas of Helambu and and Melamchi in Sindhupalchowk. Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains on June 15 and 30 had caused extensive damage in the two locations. A team led Home Minister Khand inspected the Melamchi Bazaar of Melamchi Municipality and the surrounding areas and the Ganesh Bazaar area of Ward No. 2 of Helambu Rural Municipality. On the occasion, the Home Minister directed the authorities concerned to reconstruct the damaged roads, bridges, houses, offices and other structures and make proper management for the flood and landslide survivors. The team also inquired about the damage caused by floods and landslides in the area. MP Sher Bahadur Tamang, former Minister Mohan Bahadur Basnet, Vice-Chair of National Planning Commission Dr Bishwa Poudel, State Assembly members Yuvraj Dulal and Nima Lama, Home Secretary Teknarayan Pandey, Director General of Department of Roads Arjun Thapa, Deputy Director General of Irrigation Department Pradip Thapa, Chief Executive Director of National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority Anil Pokhrel and Chair of Helmu Rural Municipality Nima Galgen Sherpa were present on the occasion. The visiting team made both on-site and aerial observation of the flood-affected area. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Youth protests present fresh challenge for Modi government Thai teen kills eight in school shooting rampage Nepal proposes unified law for media regulation Nepal pushes stronger China-South Asia economic cooperation Trump renews push to restrict US birth right citizenship Nepal Parliament moves to ban dark sunglasses indoors Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms4 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief5 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward6 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested7 ‘Promotion of Ayurveda, Yoga and meditation along with modern medicine positive’8 TRENDING Army Day : Five facts about Nepal’s ‘blue helmets’ in UN-peacekeeping missions Hungry people out on streets, but the government nowhere to be seen Hetauda Cement Industry resumes operation SSB removes temporary post from no-man’s land Confusion in Nepali Congress: who will become the party’s president? Govt decides to lift ban on land plotting China denies territorial dispute with Nepal amidst accusation of Chinese construction in Lapcha Government transfers 60 joint secretaries
