KATHMANDU, Oct. 12: The Prime Minister Natural Disaster Rescue Fund and the Prime Minister Relief Fund, established by the government following the Bhotekoshi River floods in Rasuwa, continue to receive financial contributions.
According to the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, the total balance in the Fund’s various bank accounts has reached Rs 17.54 billion so far.
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Nine accounts of the Prime Minister Natural Disaster Rescue Fund at Rastriya Banijya Bank hold Rs 12.95 billion, while the Fund’s dollar accounts at Himalayan Bank and Laxmi Sunrise Bank hold US$28.72 million.
The government has already allocated Rs 1 billion from the deposited amount for flood-affected areas.