Nepal PM Koirala to Visit India Soon to Discuss Re-Building Plans for Post-Quake Nepal

Prime Minister of Nepal Sushil Koirala is expected to visit India soon to discuss plans for rehabilitation and reconstruction following the most ravaging  earthquake in Nepal's history that shook the country and took more than 9000 lives.



"Prime Minister Koirala will soon visit India to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss matters relating to rehabilitation and reconstruction works in the country on long-term basis," Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Development Prakash Man Singh told the media.

He further said that the Nepal PM has already received the invitation from India. Sing told the media that Koirala will visit India at an opportune time in the foreseeable future; he did not give an eact dat for the visit.



Sushil Koirala has been in constant contact with the Indian givernment in the wake of April 25 earthquake. The quake engulfed more than 5.00,000 houses and damaged around 8,00,000 houses.

Sushil Koirala has earlier said that the Himalayan country will need around 2 billion US dollars to reconstruct the country, which is facing the aftermats od the most grim natural calamity  its history.  

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A massive earthquake of 7.4 magnitude hit Nepal today at about 12.35 pm. Tremors were  felt all across North India at around 12:40 pm.

The epicenter of today's quake is said to be near Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, which witnessed an even stronger quake of 7.9 magnitude on April 25 that decimated the hill city to pieces.

Around 8000 people were killed, while several thousands were injured and rendered homeless by the incident.  Around 50 people had died in Bihar.

Like April's earthquake, today's was also very shallow, just 10 km deep. Shallow quakes are considered  more dangerous because the amount of energy released is focused over a smaller area.

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A government official of Nepal has said that the death toll of the quake victims has risen to cross 4500. The spokesperson of the home ministry Laxmi Prasad Dhakal said that around 8000 people have been reported injured.

The United Nations says that the massive earthquake affects around Eight million Nepalese, and 1.4 million are in serious need of food aid. 

Though, international aid has started to arrive in Nepal but there is is still a stark shortage of medical equipment, food and body bags.

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook the mountain state on Saturday demolishing buildings in the capital region of Kathmandu and severely affecting the rural areas across the region.

                                

"According to initial estimations and based on the latest earthquake intensity mapping, eight million people in 39 districts have been affected, of which over two million people live in the 11 severely affected districts," a UN report states.

Water, food, medicines, and electricity are in short supply. Moreover, there is an eminent danger of outbreak of diseases.    

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The list of causalities in Nepal's devastating earthquake has crossed the 3300 mark today and is growing longer by every passing moment. The list of injured has crossed 6000 as fresh after-shocks and heavy rainfall has somewhat dimmed the speed of rescue operations. A number of people are supposed to be trapped under the debris of flattened buildings and structures.  

Officials are saying that five Indians, including the daughter of an Indian embassy employee, have lost their lives.  

There is no power supply in the capital city of Kathmandu at the present moment. The heavy rainfall has forced the authorities to close the airport where stranded foreign tourists are desperately waiting to go home.

Thousands of people spent the last night under the makeshift plastic tents that could hardly protect them from the pouring rain.

The fresh aftershocks yesterday triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest which had taken a toll of 22 lives. The aftershock measured 6.7 on the Richter scale was followed by another that measured 6.5.

Around 1100 people died in Kathmandu Valley alone. Mass cremations were held here with the toll rising throughout the day.

International rescue teams, including one from India, have arrived in Nepal as the country has announced a state of emergency after the quake that is the worst natural calamity in 80 years.