Nepal Flash Floods: PM Balendra Shah, Ministers To Donate One Month’s Salary To Relief Fund As Rasuwa Battles Widespread Devastation
Kathmandu: Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah and his council of ministers on Friday decided to deposit a month of their salaries to Prime Minister's Disaster Relief Fund in the wake of devastating floods in the country. The decision was announced in a Facebook Post by the PMO, following the cabinet meeting today. The cabinet also approved the Krishi Samagri Company Limited to purchase 25,000…
Kathmandu witnessed a series of devastating flash floods that swept through Rasuwa district on Wednesday, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. Prime Minister Balendra Shah and his cabinet of ministers made a decision to contribute a month's salary from their own paychecks to the Prime Minister's Disaster Relief Fund. This move was announced in a Facebook post following a cabinet meeting.
The government also directed the Finance Ministry to create a relief and rehabilitation package for those affected by the floods in Rasuwa, the Bhotekoshi River, and lower coastal areas. Additionally, the cabinet approved the purchase of 25,000 metric tons of DAP fertilizer from India through G2G procurement, by Krishi Samagri Company Limited.
The Nepal Army informed the Rasuwa Chief District Officer that a barrier lake near the confluence of the Chhochen Khola and Purepu Tsangpo rivers had breached. Rescue operations have so far retrieved 475 bodies.
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