Three organisations donate over Rs 3.54 million to flood victims

KATHMANDU: Three organisations—the Japan Nepal Society (JNS), Tokyo; the JICA Alumni Association of Nepal (JAAN); and the Institution for Suitable Actions for Prosperity (ISAP)—have donated a total of Rs 3,547,536 to support relief and rehabilitation efforts for people affected and displaced by the devastating floods in the Bhotekoshi River in Rasuwa district.

The donation was made in response to the Government of Nepal’s appeal for assistance to flood victims. The amount was voluntarily collected from members of the three organisations and handed over to Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle by a delegation led by Dr Ram Chandra Bhusal, president of JAAN and team leader of the JNS-supported Agriculture Promotion Project in Nepal (APPIN). The amount will be deposited into the Prime Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund.

Of the total contribution, JNS, Tokyo, donated Rs 2,226,560, JAAN contributed Rs 1,011,705, and ISAP provided Rs 309,271.

Earlier, Loknath Devkota of Palungtar, Gorkha, a life member of JAAN and former joint secretary of the Government of Nepal, had handed over Rs 5 million to Finance Minister Wagle to support flood victims. Dr Bhusal coordinated the collection of contributions from the three organisations.