Number of Jajarkot earthquake recipients reaches 79,599

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU, JANUARY 19The number of beneficiaries affected from Jajarkot earthquake
has reached 79,599
It has increased by more than 12,000 in recent period.
Over 10,000 temporary houses built in Rukum West post Jajarkot
earthquake
More than 11 thousand temporary shelters built for Jajarkot
earthquake victims According to the National
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, the number of beneficiaries has reached 79,599 after local levels identified and sent the
data of beneficiaries who remained to be identified.Chief of Private Houses and Reconstruction Section of NRA, Chandra Prakash Adhikari,
said earlier the number of beneficiaries was 67,000 and it reached 79,599 after identifying the additional number of beneficiaries till
January 18. The NRA earlier had estimated that the number of beneficiaries would reach 80,150, he added
The government has already allocated Rs 2.26 billion so far for the beneficiaries
The government had estimated Rs 4.75 billion for the construction of temporary houses.Chief Executive Officer of NRA, Anil Pokharel, said
the 50,000 beneficiaries have received Rs 1.26 billion so far
Similarly, 24,010 temporary houses have already been constructed and 10,000 houses are under construction, he added.The rest of the families
are in the phase of signing grant agreement
An earthquake measuring 6.4 in the Richter scale occurred on November 3 in Jajarkot, resulting in huge loss of lives and properties in
Jajarkot and West Rukum.
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