Minister for Commerce and Supplies Sunil Bahadur Thapa held meeting here in Nepalgunj with the concerned bodies that are providing relief to the flood victims in Banke, Bardiya, Dang and Surkhet districts.
As per the direction of Prime Minister Sushil Koirala, Minister Thapa arrived in Banke for onsite visit of the flood-affected regions and also to study the effectiveness of relief distribution.
As per today's programme, 11 different clusters formed under the Banke District Natural Disaster Rescue Committee reported their progress reports to Minister Thapa.
These clusters were formed to facilitate the relief distribution tasks and manage the necessary goods, foods, drinking water, medicines and an alternative resettlement bids to the victims.
After receiving the reports, Minister Thapa carried out onsite inspection to the flood affected VDCs and interacted with the locals.
Similarly, locals urged the Minister to manage their alternative settlement soon and construct the embankment on the bank of Rapti River.
Some 10,165 houses and 50,960 people have been badly affected by the floods in the district, it has been reported. Government has provided Rs. 13 million to the flood victims through the District Natural Disaster Rescue Committee.
The relief distribution is still going on in different parts in the district, said Assistant Chief District Officer Krishna Acharya. Similarly, free health camps have been conducted in the flood-affected areas, Acharya added.
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