Cabinet members to donate a month’s salary to disaster relief fund
Summary
Nepal’s prime minister and Cabinet members will donate one month’s salary to the Prime Minister’s Natural Disaster Relief Fund after recent flooding. The government has also approved a relief package for affected people and businesses in Rasuwa and a plan to import 25,000 metric tonnes of DAP fertiliser from India.
Key Points
- Nepal’s prime minister and all Cabinet members will donate one month’s salary to the Prime Minister’s Natural Disaster Relief Fund.
- The Cabinet ordered the finance ministry to prepare a relief, concessional financing and rehabilitation package for flood-affected people and businesses in Rasuwa and downstream areas.
- Flooding along the Nepal-China border in Rasuwa, including Rasuwagadhi and the Bhotekoshi river area, caused widespread damage.
- The Cabinet also approved in principle the purchase of 25,000 metric tonnes of DAP fertiliser from India through a government-to-government arrangement.
