Kathmandu, May 10
The Election Commission (EC) has decided to make arrangements for tarpaulins to protect the election materials and conduct the voting process unhindered even if rain occurs on May 13, the election day for local level polls.
The EC has directed all the local units through the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General
Administration to ensure the provision of tarpaulins or plastic sheets at the polling centers to ward off the rain from 7:00 AM until voting is completed on May 13. The local governments should make sure of the availability of such materials by coordinating with the returning officer, polling officer, and chief district officer concerned.
A spokesperson for the EC, Shaligram Sharma Poudel said a decision has been made to direct all the chief district officers through the home ministry for needed coordination and facilitation for the supply of those materials.
Likewise, the EC has decided to suspend the operation of all means of transportation on the
voting day to conduct the poll in a free, fair, transparent, and fearless manner.
Similarly, the EC has made it clear that ambulances, vehicles carrying drinking water and milk, fire engines, telecommunications and cable service, mortuary vehicles, and vehicles of diplomatic missions as well as other essential services are exempted from the requirement of receiving approval to operate on election day.
The EC has also decided to strictly prohibit the sale and consumption of alcohol from Tuesday midnight until the completion of voting.
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