Relief materials provided to flood-affected families in Bhotekoshi

KATHMANDU: Relief materials have been provided to flood-affected families living in vulnerable areas of Dandagaun in Uttargaya Rural Municipality-2 of Rasuwa district.

Sixty households affected by the Bhotekoshi flood received relief materials through the Integrated Humanitarian and Early Recovery Programme, with support from Start Fund Nepal, said Lubh Raj Neupane, executive director of Rural-Oriented Youth Movement (ROYM) Nepal.

He said the relief materials were distributed to provide immediate assistance to flood-affected single women and families living in high-risk areas.

The first phase of the relief distribution included winter essentials, as well as drinking water and sanitation materials, Neupane said.

Similarly, relief materials will be distributed in wards 1 and 5 of the same rural municipality next week.

Community kitchens have been operating at three locations in Rasuwa and Nuwakot for the past month with financial support from UN Women, with ROYM Nepal facilitating their operation.