26 June, Kathmandu : Prime Minister Sushil Koirala has said that the International Conference on Nepal’s Reconstruction (ICNR) on Thursday was a success.
PM Koirala expressed this view to the different teams that had come at his official residence at Baluwatar this morning to hand over money to the PM Disaster Relief Fund in aid of the earthquake survivors and to the media persons.
On the occasion, the Prime Minister said that the conference that was held amidst certain qualms regarding the level of participation and how it was going to be conducted has been very successful.
Stating the conference saw participation at the highest delegation level from different countries and the donor agencies, he said all them assisted in making the country’s development endeavours meaningful by giving a call for extending whatever support they can to Nepal at this time of calamity that hit the country.
Premier Koirala also said the pledge for assistance made in the donor conference was good and that the reconstruction works would start after the rainy season is over.
He stressed that the settlements that are being developed in future should be set up in geologically safer places, the houses should be earthquake-resistant and the entire settlements should have road, drainage, water, electricity, telephone and other facilities.
“We have faced a formidable challenge; now, the construction of a new, developed and prosperous Nepal will begin,” the Prime Minister said.
On constitution writing, PM Koirala stated that the constitution writing has entered the process and the constitution will come soon. “Now there will be peace, stability and development,” he added.
Nepalis in Saudi Arabia offer support of Rs 800 thousand
The Nepalis working at the Al-safi Dairy Farm and the Hotel Tanahun Vyas in Saudi Arabia have provided Rs 850,505 as relief to the earthquake survivors.
Hotel proprietor Deepak (Him Kumar) Malla handed over a cheque for this amount to PM Koirala at a programme held at the PM’s residence this morning.
Also present in the cheque handover programme were Nepali Congress vice-president Ram Chandra Poudel and central member Govinda Bhattarai as well as the donors Resham Gurung, Manjil Shrestha, BN Joshi, Sita Gurung, Rabina Malla, Shukra Giri and Hom Bahadur Ale Magar. RSS
