KATHMANDU, Sept 13: On behalf of the Government of India, Deputy Chief of Mission of the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu, Namgya C. Khampa, handed over a consignment of disaster relief material to Chanda Chaudhary, a member of parliament and president of the Nepal-India Women Friendship Society (NIWFS) on Sunday.
The relief material includes tents and plastic sheets for distribution to flood- and landslide-affected families in five districts of Nepal, according to a press release issued by the embassy.
India supplies earthquake relief material to Govt of Nepal
In view of the recent destruction and loss of life caused by floods and landslides, the entire consignment will be distributed through NIWFS in coordination with local governments in the affected districts of Sindhupalchok, Kailali, Mahottari, Nawalparasi and Sarlahi in Province 2, Bagmati Province, Province 5 and Sudur Paschim Province, the embassy stated in the press release.
According to the press release, this gift is part of the Government of India’s regular humanitarian assistance and disaster relief support to Nepal.