Lawmakers Raise Concerns on Diplomacy, Public Health, Infrastructure, and Flood Risks
Summary
Lawmakers in the National Assembly raised alarms over gaps in Nepal’s diplomatic representation, worsening public health problems, stalled infrastructure projects, and rising flood and landslide risks. They cited shortages of specialist doctors, maternal deaths, Japanese encephalitis in Jhapa, and embankment concerns in Rautahat.
Key Points
- Lawmaker Jagat Timalsina criticized the government for leaving 21 of 31 foreign missions without ambassadors and called it a failure of diplomatic priority.
- Several lawmakers raised urgent health concerns, including specialist doctor shortages in Bajura, maternal deaths in provincial hospitals, and the spread of Japanese encephalitis in Jhapa.
- Dharmendra Paswan warned that a Lalbakaiya River embankment in Rautahat could break and displace more than 1,000 households.
- Other lawmakers highlighted stalled land certificate distribution, delayed road construction in Rajbiraj, and the need to investigate a hostel assault death in Kathmandu.
