NEA providing relief package to missing workers’ families
Summary
The Nepal Electricity Authority will provide relief to the families of workers missing after the August 26 Bhotekoshi flood. Families of permanent employees will receive Rs 50,000 and up to six months of half the missing worker’s initial salary scale.
Key Points
- The Nepal Electricity Authority has decided to support families of workers missing after the Bhotekoshi flood on August 26.
- Thirteen hydropower projects have been damaged and 47 employees and workers are still unaccounted for.
- The initial relief package includes Rs 50,000 for the next of kin of each missing permanent employee or worker.
- Families of permanent employees will also receive 50 percent of the missing employee’s initial salary scale for up to six months.