September 21, 2026 7:36 PM
Nepal sets up 15-member panel to examine August 26 Bhotekoshi-Trishuli disaster
Nepal has formed a 15-member parliamentary special committee to study the devastating floods that struck areas along the Nepal-Tibet border and parts of the country on August 26. At a meeting of the House of Representatives on Monday, Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal presented a proposal to form the 15-member committee to examine the impact of climate change on the Himalayas, climate justice and the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli disaster. The proposal was unanimously endorsed by the House. "The devastating disa...