KATHMANDU: The Prime Minister’s Natural Disaster Rescue Fund and the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund, established to support disaster response following the floods in the Bhotekoshi River in Rasuwa, continue to receive financial contributions.
According to the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, the total balance in the funds’ various bank accounts has reached Rs 17.54 billion to date.
The Prime Minister’s Natural Disaster Rescue Fund holds Rs 12.95 billion in nine separate accounts at Rastriya Banijya Bank. Meanwhile, its US dollar accounts at Himalayan Bank and Laxmi Sunrise Bank hold a combined USD 28.72 million.
The government has already allocated Rs 1 billion from the deposited funds to support flood-affected areas.
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