16 August, Kathmandu. On Monday, Physical Infrastructure Development Minister Sunil Lamsal made a strange statement when there were voices that the federal government did not coordinate with the local level and the state regarding the devastating floods. The spirit of his expression says that the federal government's activism in disaster management was/is not necessary.
Disaster struck. That ward should be automatically activated. Automatic polling should be activated. Automatic province should have been activated,” he said, “Our CDO offices should have been automatically activated by disaster authority. Now why is it not activated here..?'
As Infrastructure Minister Lamsal said, were the wards of flood-affected areas in a position to activate themselves? What was the state of the municipality? How ready was the state government in terms of mental and financial resources when they were rushing to rescue and provide relief to the people of the federal government?
Dindu Lama Jangwa Tamang, the ward president of Gosainkunda Rural Municipality-4, questions Minister Lamsal saying how he will be activated if his life is not safe. According to him, not only the ward but the district was in a state of collapse.
Has there been a small flood? In such a situation, the minister should tell how to activate the wards," Tamang told Online Khabar, "The offices are in a state of collapse. You are talking about the ward, the municipality should have the ability to withstand this kind of flood. Didn't we have to worry about our budget?'
