Earthquake victims: If we had money we would have built a strong house

Posted by Anup Baral May 24, 2015 :‘If we had money we would have built a strong house,’ says one woman who, like hundreds of thousands of others across Nepal, has been left homeless. Deputy Prime Minister Prakash Man Singh has said the government is providing Rs 15,000 immediately to the earthquake survivors for setting up temporary shelter.The government’s decision to provide Rs 15,000 in cash, instead of corrugated zinc sheets to the affected households, also seems irresponsible, considering the inaccessibility of these materials and the remoteness of the affected areas .The government machinery should have procured the zinc sheets, transported them, and handed them over to the affected people. The monsoon is fast approaching. If the government does not own up to this responsibility, there will be more human casualties.