Home Secretary Sharma: Legal Process for Missing Persons in Floods Underway

Kathmandu. Home Secretary Kedarnath Sharma has stated that a proposal to amend two laws is being moved forward to legally recognize the death registration process for citizens who went missing in the devastating disaster that occurred in the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli river areas.

Speaking at a meeting of the parliamentary special committee on ‘Impact of Climate Change in the Himalayas, Climate Justice and Bhote Koshi-Trishuli Disaster’ held at Singh Durbar on Tuesday, Home Secretary Sharma informed that the damage caused by the disaster was unprecedented and the government is intensifying search, rescue, and relief efforts to address it.