MPs Urge Government to Expedite Search for Flood Victims, Facilitate Legal Rights
Summary
Lawmakers have urged the government to intensify the search for people missing in the Bhote Koshi and Rasuwa floods and to ease legal procedures for victim families, including death certificates, insurance claims, compensation, and bank access. They also pressed for action on price hikes, black marketing, gas shortages, and other public concerns raised in Parliament.
Key Points
- Lawmakers called on the government to accelerate search and rescue efforts for people missing in the Bhote Koshi and Rasuwa floods.
- They demanded DNA testing, death registration, insurance access, compensation, and other legal rights for families when bodies are not recovered.
- MPs also raised concerns over black marketing, rising prices, gas shortages, disaster compensation, and several local development issues.
- Some lawmakers urged relocation of high-risk settlements and the creation of an early warning system for sudden floods from Tibet.
