Concern over EV accidents: Demand for implementation of ‘EV safety education’

लगानी न्यूज

३१ भाद्र २०८३, बुधबार १४:४२September 16, 2026

Kathmandu. Lawmakers in the House of Representatives have said that an all-party committee should be formed by the parliament to make the search, rescue, relief and rehabilitation after the Bhotekoshi floods effective.

Taking part in an emergency hour of today’s meeting of the House of Representatives, they drew the attention of the government to pay attention to road safety and experience of drivers for safe transportation and rescue after disaster.TAG_OPEN_div_38

In the meeting, lawmaker Arjun and Narsingh KC drew the attention of the government to make the search and rescue work more effective after the Bhotekoshi floods and to forward relief and rehabilitation works. He said that his party was providing every possible support to the government in this regard and stressed the need of forming an all-party committee from the parliament for effective relief and rescue during the disaster.TAG_OPEN_div_36

Lawmaker KC demanded the government to control black marketing and price hike seen in daily essentials and ease the supply of cooking gas.TAG_OPEN_div_34

Lawmaker Pukar Bam informed about the electric vehicle accident that took place in Makawanpur on Tuesday and demanded that attention should be paid on road safety and the maturity and experience of drivers for safe transportation.TAG_OPEN_div_32

He demanded the implementation of ‘EV safety education’ as electric vehicles are new in Nepal.TAG_OPEN_div_30

Lawmaker Dhananjay Regmi said there was no doubt that the Bhotekoshi floods were caused by climate change, adding that Nepal has evidences as well as the studies and research conducted by ICIMOD and other bodies have already proved this.TAG_OPEN_div_28

Stating that the mountainous region has been affected by global warming, he stressed the need to prepare a joint statement during Prime Minister Balendra Shah’s upcoming participation in the United Nations General Assembly. Lawmaker Regmi said that Nepal should take the lead in the climate and mountain issues and send a message to the world about global warming and climate change.TAG_OPEN_div_26

MP Madhav Bahadur Thapa informed about the incidents of accidents in Siddhababa area of Palpa on a daily basis and urged the government to expedite the construction of the tunnel road at the earliest. He drew the attention of the government to the construction and repair of alternative roads.

Lawmaker Dipak Kumar Shah said the incident of clash taking place in Mahottari when the citizens were demanding development works was unfortunate.TAG_OPEN_div_22

Lawmaker Lal TAG_OPEN_div_20 Bikram Thapa said the rivulet flowing from the head of Itahari has breached and the market area has been inundated and the river has become taller than the dam and drew the attention of the government to take necessary initiatives for the prevention of the river in time.