By Purushottam P. Khatri
Kathmandu, July 3: The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) has said that it will immediately send relief amount to the victims of floods and landslides to construct temporary houses.
Talking to The Rising Nepal on Friday, Joint Secretary and Spokesperson for NDRRMA Bishwa Prakash Aryal said that arrangements were made to send money immediately for the construction of temporary shelters for those affected by the recent monsoon floods and landslides. Those victims whose houses were completely damaged will get Rs. 50,000 in the first and the second tranches to build their temporary shelters.
However, the reconstruction relief amount to be provided by the government
will be released only after the end of monsoon (August-September) as per the recommendation of the District Disaster Management Committees, Aryal said.
He said, “We have written the concerned district administration office to collect the data and send details of the damaged houses to the NDRRMA.”
“As soon as we receive the details, we will send the relief amount to manage temporary shelters for the victims,” he said.
He also informed that the first installment of Rs. 197.73 million has been sent to the district disaster management fund for the reconstruction of 3,349 houses in 20 districts affected by last year’s monsoon rains.
Aryal said that the monsoon, which entered Nepal on June 11 this year, has impacted 32 districts across the country. As of July 2 update, 33 people had been killed, 30 have gone missing and 32 have been injured.
He added that 483 private houses were damaged completely and 112 partially, while 36 government offices and six community school buildings were destroyed completely and that 22 suspension bridges, 13 concrete bridges and buildings of two financial institutions were damaged.
He said search, rescue, relief and rehabilitation works had been carried out for all those affected people and that impact-based early warning system had been installed in 36 municipalities of nine districts.
He added that the road sections of Sunsari, Morang, Parsa, Sindhupalchowk, Makwanpur, Sindhuli, Lalitpur, Tanahun, Lamjung and Bajura districts had been blocked and that the road division offices and local levels were working to open them.