Kathmandu, Aug 14: The House of Representatives (HoR) members have drawn attention of the government to various contemporary issues, including providing fertilizers to farmers.
In the Zero Hour of the HoR meeting today, they expressed their concerns over the woes of farmers facing shortage of fertilizer at the time of paddy plantation.
“After working hard to plant paddy, there is now a shortage of fertilizers. The farmers, who had endured drought in the past, are suffering from fertilizer shortage. Why is shortage recurring every year? Why is not fertilizers managed on time?”, questioned Bhim Prasad Acharya.
Other parliamentarians such as Ram Kumar Rai, Ram Shankar Yadav and Ram Krishna Yadav also emphasized timely and adequate supply of fertilizers.
Likewise, Ramhari Khatiwada said that number of cattle across the country had been dying due to lumpy skin disease. He called for necessary actions to prevent this infection.
Stating that several roads across the country appear to be in disarray with the onset of monsoon, Bhanubhakta Joshi demanded up-gradation of roads in rural areas.
Mahesh Kumar Bartaula highlighted Nepali women football team climbing 13 places to reach 87th in the FIFA’s latest ranking and expressed the view that sportspersons could make significant contributions if government creates enabling environment to that end.
Mahesh Basnet said since floods and landslides during the monsoon wash away bridges, bailey bridges would be suitable in those places to quickly resume transportation. He thus pointed out the need to produce engineers capable of building bailey bridges.
Madhav Sapkota pressed for immediate operation of Tatopani and Kerung checkpoints. Otherwise, he cautioned, there is a likelihood of facing price hikes during the upcoming festivals.
