NC leader Badu demands swift relief distribution in flood affected areas

Mahendranagar, June 18:  Spokesperson of the Nepali Congress, Dilendra Prasad Badu, has demanded swift relief to the people in the flood affected areas in the Far-west region.

            Speaking at a press conference organized by the Nepal Press Union in Mahendranagar, Kanchanpur, today, Badu said the government should take initiatives to provide relief to people in flood affected area in a swift manner.

            NC leader Badu expressed his sadness over the massive flooding triggered by incessant rainfall for the last three days in Kanchanpur district and said that the NC has been stunned by this. He gave assurances of providing possible support to the flood victims on behalf the party.

            He urged the Nepal Army (NA), Nepal Police, Armed Police Force, and the NC sister organizations, Nepal Student Union and Nepal Tarun Dal to extend possible support to the people living in the flood affected areas.

            Badu, as a spokesperson of the NC, has been taking necessary initiatives with the government for swift relief distribution for flood victims. The Central Natural Disaster Relief Committee would hold a meeting in this regard today itself.

            Badu appealed to the government to mobilize NA and police teams saying the relief distribution and rescue works have been hampered by shortage of human resources.

            He said the government should coordinate with the Government of India to this effect, saying foreign aid was a must for the construction of the infrastructures destroyed by the floods. RSS