गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Jajarkot earthquake: 4,000 affected receive first installment of assistance Nepal Jajarkot earthquake: 4,000 affected receive first installment of assistance KathmanduPati December 18, 2023 File Photo RUKUM – A total of 4,282 people affected by the November 3 earthquake in Aathbiskot municipality of Rukum West have received the first installment of government assistance meant for building temporary shelters. Over 9,000 have been identified eligible for receiving the earthquake assistance. They each got Rs 25,000 and the amount has been deposited in their bank accounts, according to Aathbiskot municipality acting chief administrative officer Maniraj Shah. The local government was provided Rs 175 million from the District Disaster Management Fund to assist the disaster affected to manage the temporary shelter. The amount for other affected will be deposited once their bank accounts come into operation, it is said. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Flood relief funds reach Rs 17.54 billion Landslide suspected as cause of deadly Budhi Gandaki flood Flood sweeps away six bridges, 10 people missing Flood sweeps away 35 homes in riverside villages Flash flood sweeps away riverside bazaar and hydropower camp When Nepal Goes Offline Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING Smart traffic light system to be introduced in Kathmandu Valley Tribhuvan Army Club, APF meeting in finals of PM Men’s Cricket Tournament Preparations to ease lockdown in Kathmandu Valley Nepal Army will be run under its own system: Chief of Army Staff Thapa NC’s main aim is general election: Leader Mahat Gopichandra selected for Olympics Govt, Biplav-led CPN ink three-point agreement The coronavirus is not a scam