Kathmandu, September 29 Ganesh Parajuli, leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party

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Kathmandu, September 29 Ganesh Parajuli, leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party parliamentary group, is set to chair the Parliamentary Special Committee on Climate Change in the Himalayas and the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli Disaster after he filed the sole nomination for the post. With no other candidate, Parajuli is certain to become the chair of the special committee. The election for the committee chair is scheduled for 2 pm Wednesday. Parajuli has received the support of lawmakers from all parties represented in the House of Representatives. Nepali Congress lawmaker Mohan Acharya has proposed his candidacy, while CPN-UML lawmaker Pushpa Raj Kandel, CPN lawmaker Ramesh Kumar Malla, Shram Sanskriti Party lawmaker Dhurvaraj Rai, Rastriya Prajatantra Party lawmaker Saraswati Lama and RSP lawmaker Nisha Dangi have supported it. The parliamentary special committee was formed on September 21 against the backdrop of the devastating flood in Rasuwa on August 26.