Kathmandu, July 28: Lawmakers have said the government should be serious about repairing the roads obstructed due to landslides and floods and resume traffic.
Speaking in today's National Assembly meeting, they shared that the landslide and flood following rainfall have affected people's life.
Lawmaker Singh Bahadur Bishwokarma argued that problems have surfaced in the movement of vehicles as landslides have taken place and the highway section has caved in due to rainfall for the past few days and the bodies concerned should pay attention as road accidents have been taking place due to this.
Stating that Karnali province has been facing problems of landslide and inundation, lawmaker Nanda Chapai pointed out the need of resolving the problem by carrying out an onsite study as the lower coastal area is at risk of inundation.
Similarly, another lawmaker Anita Devkota said citizens have been facing problems in the lack of completion of the Ghorahi-Tulasipur road section.
Likewise, Khimlal Devkota opined that the outgoing mayor of Pokhara metropolitan city had reduced the minimum distance from the bank of Phewa Lake to 35 meters from 65 meters, adding construction of eight-nine-story buildings being constructed without taking permission should be stopped in Pokhara.
NA member Dil Kumari Rawal sought the reason behind the participation of the Army Chief though the government had decided not to be a part of the state partnership program (SPP).
Lawmaker Prakash Pantha stressed that it is necessary to think about the students who fail to achieve a good grade in SEE, saying the quality of education has decreased.
Similarly, Mahesh Kumar Mahara shared that the service recipients visiting the Department of Passport have been facing problems in receiving service and have to pay an extra amount to get the work done. (RSS)