Financial aid of 1.6 billion Nepalese rupees to
Nepal to help 50,000 people in Nuwakot and Gorkha districts rebuild their
houses damaged in the devastating earthquake in 2015.
India’s ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri
handed over the cheque to Finance Secretary of Nepal Rajan Khanal for the
purpose of reconstruction work.
India granted Nepal a total of Rs 4.5 billion
Nepalese rupees under the housing reconstruction projects.
India is partnering with the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP) and United
Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
The aim is to provide socio-technical
facilitation to the house owners to ensure that they rebuild their homes as per
Nepal government’s earthquake resilient norms.
Nepal’s Gorkha the epicenter of the devastating
earthquake struck the Himalayan nation in April 2015, claiming over 9,000 lives
and damaging 800,000 houses.
She appreciated the sustained and generous
humanitarian support extended by India for the post-earthquake reconstruction.
India and Nepal signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) for USD 100-million grant to support the reconstruction of
50,000 private houses.
About
Nepal
Capital: Kathmandu
Currency: Nepalese rupee
Prime
minister: KP Sharma Oli
