KATHMANDU, Dec 8: In a bid to press the demands of the earthquake victims of deadly earthquake that struck the country on April 25 this year, earthquake victims across the 10 districts have join hands to launch an umbrella organization.
Expressing their serious displeasure over the government’s apathy on the reconstruction of damaged infrastructures despite completion of 8 months, they formally registered a nationwide umbrella body—Federation of Earthquake Victims-- at Kathmandu District Administration Office.
Earthquake victims struggling against cold
The federation has been formed under Som Prasad Bhandari, an earthquake victim of Sindhupalchowk district. Achyut Khanal has been nominated as the general secretary of the body.
Meanwhile, the federation has blamed government’s unclear policy and failure to set up the Reconstruction Authority in time for delay in the rehabilitation of the quake victims.
The federation has also put forth 29-point demands to the government. General Secretary Khanal has threatened to launch protest from January 1 if government failed to heed their demands in time.
