EC aid for diarrhea hit districts

KATHMANDU, Aug 21: The European Commission for Humanitarian Aid (ECHO) has granted Concern Worldwide and Oxfam 500,000 euro each to implement water and sanitation projects in remote locations of Kalikot, Jajarkot, Dailekh and Surkhet districts, the commission said in a press statement on Friday.



The projects will benefit more than 15,000 people through construction of 30 water systems, 2,448 household latrines, eight school toilet facilities and basic health and hygiene promotion in all target villages.

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