The development committee of parliament has directed the government to prepare an action plan for rehabilitation of the people displaced by recent earthquake.
“The committee has directed the government to punish unscrupulous construction entrepreneurs and civil servants found approving faulty designs,” said committee Chairman Rabindra Adhikari. The committee has also instructed the government to conduct regular monitoring to prevent black marketing and unusual price hike.
The committee has also asked the government to set a certification procedure so that no physical infrastructure can be brought to pubic use before certification by the government. Similarly, the committee has suggested necessary amendments to the existing laws to speed up reconstruction works.
The committee said rehabilitation of the displaced victims has become urgent as the upcoming monsoon may trigger landslides in the quake-ravaged areas.
A meeting of the committee on Friday directed the government to formulate plans and policies for long-term as well as short-term development of rural and urban settlements at the earliest. In its 10-point directive, the parliamentary panel has suggested to the government to formulate and implement disaster resilience development policy and unified settlements in a bid to minimize damage of natural disaster sand accelerate the development process.
The committee has also directed the government to formulate reconstruction work plan and to made it public at the earliest. “The government should take it as an opportunity to formulate plans for the prosperity of the country,” reads the decision.
The House panel has also drawn the attention of the government toward preparing and implementing physical infrastructure development code for reconstruction and other development works. The committee has also directed the government to punish the developer, inspector and entrepreneur if they are found building houses and other infrastructure violating the code.
“The committee has directed the government to punish unscrupulous construction entrepreneurs and civil servants found approving faulty designs,” said committee Chairman Rabindra Adhikari. The committee has also instructed the government to conduct regular monitoring to prevent black marketing and unusual price hike.
The committee has also asked the government to set a certification procedure so that no physical infrastructure can be brought to pubic use before certification by the government. Similarly, the committee has suggested necessary amendments to the existing laws to speed up reconstruction works.
The committee said rehabilitation of the displaced victims has become urgent as the upcoming monsoon may trigger landslides in the quake-ravaged areas.
A meeting of the committee on Friday directed the government to formulate plans and policies for long-term as well as short-term development of rural and urban settlements at the earliest. In its 10-point directive, the parliamentary panel has suggested to the government to formulate and implement disaster resilience development policy and unified settlements in a bid to minimize damage of natural disaster sand accelerate the development process.
The committee has also directed the government to formulate reconstruction work plan and to made it public at the earliest. “The government should take it as an opportunity to formulate plans for the prosperity of the country,” reads the decision.
The House panel has also drawn the attention of the government toward preparing and implementing physical infrastructure development code for reconstruction and other development works. The committee has also directed the government to punish the developer, inspector and entrepreneur if they are found building houses and other infrastructure violating the code.
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