KATHMANDU, Dec 19: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has provided financial support to the earthquake victims of Purbichauki Rural Municipality of Doti.
KMC provided financial assistance of Rs 1 million to the families of quake victims. Six people were killed and 3,800 houses were destroyed by an earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale in Purbichauki Rural Municipality on November 9.
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KMC Mayor Balen Shah said that the Kathmandu Metropolitan City provided Rs 1 million to the rural municipality from the budget under the heading of disaster management.
"We were informed about the problems faced by the earthquake victims and we decided to provide some financial support. We hope that the problems of the victims will be solved to some extent with our help," said Mayor Shah.
The Kathmandu Metropolitan City said that the financial assistance was handed over to the Chairman of Purbichauki Rural Municipality, Ram Prasad Upadhyaya.
