Flood-hit Nuwakot municipality announces house-rent assistance, classes to resume from Sept 9
Summary
Bidur Municipality in Nuwakot will provide Rs 10,000 in house-rent assistance to families made homeless by flooding on August 26 and has announced additional food, kitchen and sanitation support. Classes at disaster-affected schools will resume from September 9, with temporary arrangements for damaged schools including Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School.
Key Points
- Bidur Municipality has announced Rs 10,000 each in house-rent assistance for families displaced by the floods in the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli river systems.
- The municipality will also provide food, kitchen utensils and sanitation materials to affected families and has urged landlords not to overcharge them.
- Teaching and learning at disaster-affected schools will resume from September 9, except for schools being used as shelters or those completely destroyed.
- Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School will run temporarily from Ward No. 9 with a temporary learning centre for more than 1,050 students.