PM Shah affirms govt aware of its responsibilities
Summary
Prime Minister Balendra Shah says the government is fully committed to ongoing search and rescue operations in flood-hit hydropower project areas in Rasuwa and Nuwakot. Joint security teams and foreign experts are working to locate missing people and recover bodies after the Bhotekoshi River flood caused heavy damage.
Key Points
- Prime Minister Balendra Shah said the government will continue search and rescue efforts until every possible attempt to locate missing persons is exhausted.
- Flooding in the Bhotekoshi River severely damaged several operational and under-construction hydropower projects in Rasuwa and Nuwakot.
- Joint teams from the Nepali Army, Nepal Police and Armed Police Force, along with foreign expert teams, are assisting the rescue operations.
- Bodies have been recovered and some people rescued at several project sites, while operations continue in difficult conditions.
