- Wednesday, 16 July 2025
'Madhesh province government shall mobilize resources to solve drinking water problem'
'Janakpur, July 15: The Chief Minister of Madhesh Province, Satish Kumar Singh, has said that the provincial government will mobilize resources to address the issues of drought and drinking water.In the meeting with the concerned ministry and donor agencies here today, Chief Minister Singh stated that collective efforts are necessary to solve those problems.He urged for adoption of immediate and long-term measures that can be taken by the provincial government and donor agencies in the current situation.Chief Minister Singh said, "Let us not only discuss these issues in the meeting and confine them to decisions, but also start doing something immediately."Stating that there is a problem of water scarcity and drinking water in all 136 municipalities of the province, he urged the representatives of donor agencies to show initiative to help the citizens of the province who are facing the problems."I urge donor agencies to provide assistance to that connection with open heart as the citizens of the province are currently in crisis due to the effects of environmental imbalance," he said.The meeting was attended by the Provincial Government's Minister for Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives Janardan Singh Kshetri, Minister for Home, Communication and Law Rajkumar Lekhi, and Minister for Energy, Irrigation and Water Supply Shesh Narayan Yadav. Similarly, statistics related to the current situation were presented at the ministry level.On the occasion, representatives of the donor agencies expressed their commitment to provide necessary support for the cause. (RSS)
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Thori declared first literate municipality in Parsa
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'Say no to politics in development works'
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