JANAKPURDHAM, Aug 10: The Madhesh province government on Wednesday decided to provide Rs 1 million each to carry out relief and rescue operations in eight districts of the province.
A meeting of the province disaster management executive committee presided by Province Minister for Home, Communications and Law Mohammad Samim decided to provide the money to provide relief to the flood and inundation survivors. Minister Samim informed that the provincial cabinet took the decision to immediately send relief amounts to the district administration office in all eight districts to purchase relief and rescue materials.
Flood survivors in Mahottari offered relief
"There is a problem of flooding and inundation in all eight districts of the province. Keeping this in mind, a decision has been made to immediately provide a relief amount to the disaster management committees headed by chief district officers," he said. "Besides, the provincial mechanism has also decided to collect and distribute relief through one door system," Minister Samim shared.
The meeting also discussed the measures to make relief and rescue works effective and establish good coordination among security agencies and stakeholders. The incessant rain for the past couple of days has affected normal life in Madhesh.
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