Minister for Physical Planning & Works Bijay Kumar Gachhadar said Friday that the spurs damaged by Saptakoshi floods will be restored before the end of the Nepali Calendar - meaning another 7 months - and that repair works are a top priority. "The repair work on the Koshi embankment has already started," he said speaking at the Reporters Club. Saying that the government will be leave no stone unturned to bring normalcy to the flood-hit areas of Sunsari and Saptari districts, Gachhadar said informing that the government has earmarked Rs 65 crore for repairing and reconstructing the embankment and Rs 76 crore for building the section of road damaged and now lying inundated by the Saptakoshi river water, because of which vehicles from eastern towns are compelled to use alternative route via India. The minister also said obstruction in vehicular traffic has virtually knocked off the connection between the center and eastern Nepal, adding that bailey bridges would be placed at the inundated portion of the highway to make it operational immediately. Workers deputed by Indian government start work on spur dikes to control the... He further said the matter would be raised with priority during the Prime Minister's India visit and that he will be a part of it, hinting that it is also India's responsibility to help in Nepal's reconstruction efforts. Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal's visit to India has been fixed for September 14. Meanwhile, two more persons displaced by Saptakoshi flooding, who were taking shelter at camps in Sunsari district, died on Friday. The deceased have been identified as Mukesh Kamat of Haripur-8 and Sita Devi Vindawal. The two died while undergoing treatment at the hospital for diarrhea. With this the death toll by Saptakoshi floods has reached 11. Most of them died after contracting various diseases like gastroenteritis, pneumonia and fever, among others. Health workers have warned that thousands of the displaced living in water clogged settlements and camps for displaced face the risk of contracting major diseases if something is not done fast.