Ganesh Parajuli Kathmandu, September 30 Ganesh Parajuli has been unanimously ele

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Ganesh Parajuli Kathmandu, September 30 Ganesh Parajuli has been unanimously elected chair of the parliamentary special committee formed to study the impact of climate change in the Himalayas, climate justice and the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli disaster. Parajuli was elected during a meeting on Wednesday and has since assumed responsibility for the committee. Thanking lawmakers and others involved for entrusting him with the responsibility, Parajuli pledged to make the committee’s work meaningful through cooperation, impartial study and results-oriented efforts. He said the committee would seek to strengthen Nepal’s position on climate justice through scientific evidence, systematic research and practical recommendations. “The committee’s efforts will focus on strengthening Nepal’s voice raised at the global level and our position on climate justice through scientific evidence, systematic study and implementable recommendations,” Parajuli said. Prime Minister Balendra Shah recently addressed the 81st United Nations General Assembly, where he highlighted Nepal’s climate crisis, the vulnerability of the Himalayas and the need for international cooperation.