Kathmandu. The cabinet meeting held on Thursday has decided to observe September 23 as ‘Jenji Martyrs’ Day’ and will be declared a public holiday. The government has also decided to observe a national mourning in honour of those who lost their lives due to floods.
The government announced a national mourning on the 13th day of the death anniversary of those killed in the Rasuwa floods and decided to fly the national flag at half-mast at all government offices across the country and Nepali missions abroad on that day, said government spokesperson Sasmit Pokharel.
These are the decisions of the cabinet meeting
1. Accept the grant assistance of 5 million US Dollars from the Asian Development Bank for life saving and immediate emergency rescue and relief work of the people affected by the Bhotekoshi floods.
2. Provide relief, taxes, tariffs and other concessions and other facilities under the Integrated Business Rehabilitation Plan to the people, industries, businesses and businesses affected by the floods in the Bhotekoshi River of Rasuwa.
3. Permission will be given to import 25,000 metric tons of sugar through Salt Trading Corporation Limited and Food Management and Trade Company Limited at 1% customs duty.
4. Provide risk allowance, lunch allowance, free medical treatment in case of injury and Rs 1 million each to the families of the deceased in case of death.
5. To give a public holiday throughout Nepal on the occasion of Jenji Martyrs Day on September 9, 2083.
6. To observe a national mourning on September 6, 2008, on the 13th day of the death anniversary of the incident, as a mark of respect to those who lost their lives due to the unimaginably devastating flood in the Bhotekoshi River on the Nepal-China border on August 25, 2008. On that day, the Nepali flag will be flown at half-mast at government offices across Nepal and Nepali embassies and missions abroad.
7. To promote Narayan Prasad Bhatta to the post of Secretary of the Gazetted Special Class towards Nepal Administrative Service Grouping and to the post of Chief Secretary, Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers, Koshi Province.
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