Support keeps pouring in after Bhotekoshi flood, PM relief fund crosses Rs 18 billion

Financial assistance continues to flow into the Prime Minister's Disaster Relief Fund and the Prime Minister's Relief Fund following the flood in Rasuwa's Bhotekoshi river. As contributions keep coming in, the funds' combined balance has crossed Rs 18 billion.

Contributions to these funds began arriving after the flood, and reports say the inflow of support has not stopped even now.

According to preliminary estimates, the flood that struck the Bhotekoshi river on Bhadau 10, 2083 BS, caused damage worth Rs 79.17 billion. A survey by the National Planning Commission found Nuwakot to be the district worst hit by the flood.

Even as this preliminary damage estimate is being made public, contributions to the relief fund continue to grow. The money collected in the fund is meant for the rescue and relief of flood victims.