Prime Minister’s Relief Fund receives over Rs 6 billion

Kathmandu: Fund raising for the August 26 Bhotekoshi flood survivors continues.

According to the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, Rs 6.36 billion has been deposited in the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund, spread out in the accounts maintained at nine different commercial banks.

Out of which, Rs 1 billion was released today for the flood-affected areas. As a result, the Fund now has a balance of Rs 5.36 billion.

Similarly, 6.11 million US dollars have been deposited in dollar accounts maintained by the Fund at Himalayan Bank and Laxmi Bank.

Meanwhile, several countries and organizations have expressed their commitment for financial aid to help Nepal in post-disaster management and recovery.

It may be noted that the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers has been publishing the details of the amount received in these funds from home and abroad so far by operating the ‘Rescue Request Portal’.

RSS