State to support five children orphaned by floods until age 18
Summary
The government will support five children orphaned by the Bhotekoshi flood with long-term care, including education and essential needs, until they turn 18. The Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens has placed them under a special protection plan after a family assessment in Kathmandu.
Key Points
- The government will provide long-term care and support to five children orphaned by the Bhotekoshi flood until they turn 18.
- The Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens has included the children in a special protection plan for flood-affected children requiring care.
- A ministry team visited the family to assess the children’s condition and living circumstances.
- The children had earlier been taken to a temporary protection centre for care and psychosocial counselling.
