Kathmandu : Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has expressed his commitment to speed up works to prevent crisis of drinking water and manage irrigation facilities in the Tarai-Madhes region.     

Responding to the queries raised by lawmakers in a meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) on Wednesday, Prime Minister Oli shared today’s cabinet meeting’s decision to declare Madhes Province a natural disaster-hit area and pledged to arrange drinking water and irrigation facilities by utilizing all resources.     

“Currently, the hills are being adversely affected by rainfall and floods, while the Tarai-Madhes is marred by long spell of drought. The government has taken necessary steps to address these problems,” Prime Minister Oli noted.     

“The government is serious about the issue. Now we have to lay focus on finding both short-term and long-term solutions to address the issues. The government will leave no stone unturned to avert the crisis, he added.(RSS)