KATHMANDU: During the emergency hour of today’s House of Representatives meeting, lawmakers drew the government’s attention to pressing public life issues and the widespread problems triggered by unseasonal rains.

Lawmaker Sajida Khatun Siddiqui demanded that dialysis machines be made available in all hospitals across the country to ensure accessible healthcare for renal patients.

Lawmaker Khadga Bahadur Shahi highlighted a tragic incident in Mugu, where Pema Lama passed away on May 24 due to altitude sickness in Tankekhola while collecting Yarsagumba (caterpillar fungus). He criticized the fact that the body has still not been recovered.

Lawmaker Janak Singh Dhami drew attention to an incident in the Shuklaphanta area of Kanchanpur, where Birendra Thagunna and his family were injured in a tiger attack.

He demanded immediate government intervention to mitigate such wildlife-inflicted damages.

Lawmaker Anushka Shrestha acknowledged that while there have been visible improvements in traffic management, further systematic efforts are still required to streamline it.

Lawmaker Hari Mohan Bhandari reported heavy crop damage caused by hailstorms in Baitadi.

He urged the government to introduce programs to relocate vulnerable settlements or control landslides to prevent human casualties during heavy rains, floods, and landslides.

Lawmaker Shriram Neupane urged the government to provide relief to farmers suffering from crop destruction caused by monkeys and called for a long-term solution to the growing monkey menace across the country.

Lawmaker Nischal Rai highlighted the hardships faced by Nepalis working abroad.

He pointed out the administrative hurdles currently faced in repatriating the body of a Nepali national who tragically died in a road accident in Croatia, urging the government to expedite the process.

Lawmaker Ramesh Kumar Sapkota informed the parliament that strong winds had disrupted the electricity supply across various districts of the Karnali province, leaving residents in the dark.

Lawmaker Ain Bahadur Mahar emphasized that the operation of the new parliament building inside Singha Durbar should not be rushed into, but rather managed in a proper, organized, and systematic manner.