Financial assistance to quake-hit in Bhaktapur

Nagarkot - A total of 359 earthquake affected households in Changunarayan and Nagarkot have been provided with financial assistance to support them for their income generation. 

Secretary of Nepal Red Cross Society Bhaktapur chapter Parshuram Pandey said that a total of Rs 3.59 million was distributed to the quake –hit households in the areas. 

The Nepal Red Cross Society Bhaktapur chapter has provided Rs 20,000 to every household for their income generation under the programme of disaster risk recovery in coordination with the District Administration Office, Bhaktapur. 

According to the Nepal Red Cross Society Bhaktapur chapter, the quake survivors have been working to increase their income by growing potatoes, cultivating fresh vegetables, goat rearing and investing in groceries.