Red Cross to extend Rs 100,000 cash aid to Bhotekoshi flood-hit families

KATHMANDU: Families hardest hit by the August 26 Bhotekoshi flood are set to receive Rs 100,000 each in cash assistance from the Nepal Red Cross Society to help them meet their immediate needs and begin rebuilding their lives.

The assistance will be extended under the ‘Samunnati Programme’, being implemented by the Ministry of Women, Children, Senior Citizens and Social Security.

An agreement to this effect was signed on Tuesday between the Ministry and the Nepal Red Cross Society in the presence of Minister for Women, Children, Senior Citizens and Social Security Sita Badi.

Acting Secretary Chakra Bahadur Budha signed the agreement on behalf of the Ministry, while Nepal Red Cross Society Chairman Dr Bishal Kumar Bhandari signed on behalf of the Society.