Kathmandu, April 26: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs, Rabi Lamichhane, has said that there is no delay in providing relief support to the people affected by forest fires and other fire incidents.
Addressing a discussion programme entitled, ‘The Current Status of Forests, Wildfires and Fire Incidents: Risks and Immediate Priorities’, organised at the Ministry on Friday, the Home Minister Lamichhane asserted that the government’s priority is that there is no any let-up in the distribution of relief.
“It is not that the government is not in a position to feed a few hundred citizens during the time of disaster. Talking of relief, we have not made any delay in managing the resources. We have mobilized the resources,” he said.
Stating that although the scale of the disaster cannot be forecast, necessary preparedness can be done, the Home Minister said, “We can adopt precaution on the basis of information available, which will help in minimizing the loss of life and property from the disasters. It is necessary to prepare for disaster without repeating the mistakes committed in the previous year.”
He underscored on conducting public awareness programmes on this topic once a week in schools, and also on changing the way the public awareness programmes are conducted.
According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, in the last 24 hours, there were wildfires in 46 places, fires in 43 places and one person died due to burns.
