National Assembly meeting: Lawmakers urge government action on COVID, infrastructure, and disaster relief

Kathmandu: In today’s meeting of the National Assembly, lawmakers drew the government’s attention to several pressing national issues.

They called for free health screenings at border checkpoints in light of the rising COVID-19 cases in neighboring India.

Members also demanded the immediate expansion of the 132 kV transmission line from Kohalpur to Surkhet and urged compensation for traders affected by the recent fire in Budhiganga Municipality, Bajura, which caused damages exceeding Rs 190 million.

Lawmakers further highlighted the need for prompt relief to victims of last year’s avalanche in Thame and criticized the lack of timely updates from government agencies regarding new laws, which they said is causing public hardship.