KATHMANDU: India on Monday extended a financial aid of 1.6 billion Nepalese rupees to Nepal to help 50,000 people in Nuwakot and Gorkha districts rebuild their houses damaged in the devastating earthquake in 2015.
India’s ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri handed over the cheque to Finance Secretary of Nepal Rajan Khanal for the reconstruction work, Indian embassy here said in a statement.
The ambassador thanked the Nepal government for the partnership and reiterated that India remained committed to completion of post-earthquake reconstruction projects in the Himalayan nation.
India has so far granted Nepal a total of Rs 4.5 billion Nepalese rupees under the housing reconstruction projects. (AGENCIES)
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