Relief support to flood survivors

Bhojpur, Aug 6: The Koshi province government has distributed relief air to the families of those who lost their loved ones in the Irkhuwa river floods.

Relief was distributed to two families who had their members killed in the flood that occurred on July 31.

Shyam Kumar Tharu and Ramesh Tharu, laborers working in the Irkhuwakhola hydropower project, were swept away by the floods in the river.

The province government provided Rs 100,000 in cash and groceries along with blankets and tents to the five flood affected families, said Minister of State at the Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers Shrijan Rai. More relief will be distributed after the complete details of the families of the victims of Shadananda municipality and Salpasilicho rural municipality is received.

A team including Minister of Internal Affairs and Law Lilaballav Adhikari reached Fedi in Salpasilichho Rural Municipality and took information about the damage caused by the floods.

Meanwhile, the Koshi province government has instructed the relevant agencies to send the full details of the damage to the ministry as soon as possible.

Chief Minister Hikmat Kumar Karki said that immediate steps will be taken to rebuild, repair and protect the suspension bridge and motorable bridge damaged by the floods.

Chairperson of Salpasilichho Rural Municipality, Daulath Kulung, shared that the Irkhuwakhola flood damaged Nagdah concrete bridge, Tamutar concrete bridge, Gaudeni concrete bridge, Tavutar suspension bridge, Gothebazar suspension bridge, Nagdah suspension bridge, Dovane suspension bridge and Wagwalung suspension bridge.

He also said that the Irkhuwakhola hydropower project was completely damaged by the floods. Three other hydropower plants and riverside settlements suffered damage, said Chair Kulung.

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