Taplejung, May 3 : Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Bhattarai has assured that the fire victims in Taplejung district would get rehabilitation soon. Expressing his grief over the incident, he asked them not to worry as he said the government was always with them.    
The Minister inspected the incident area today morning. "The governments of the centre, State and local levels are with you (fire victims) and assistances will be provided," he said. He also sounded cautions against natural disasters in the district prone to high risk of disasters.    
On the occasion, Yegendra Gurung representing the fire victims asked the government to make arrangements so the victims are free from loans from banks and financial institutions.    
Executive chief of the disaster reduction and management authority expressed sadness over the fire incident, asking all to take steps to reduce disasters. On the occasion, Chief District Officer Dorendra Niraula presented details of the loss caused by the fire. He said efforts were underway to provide reliefs to the victims. Twenty nine families were displaced and 10 houses were burnt down in the blaze on Friday. Property worth more than Rs 70 million were destroyed in the fire.