KATHMANDU, Sept 10: The government has announced free medical treatment for two children injured in an explosion at Dandagau of Phalelung Rural Municipality-5, Panchthar.
A cabinet meeting held on Monday decided to cover the treatment costs for Pawan Rai and Dipson Rai, both injured by an abandoned war-era bomb.
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Currently, Pawan and Dipson are receiving care at the Burn Hospital in Kirtipur.
The explosion, which occurred on August 29, claimed the lives of 11-year-old Dipson Sawa and two-and-a-half-year-old Prinsa Sawa. The explosion occurred when a handmade socket bomb from the conflict period detonated.
The government also pledged to provide Rs 500,000 in compensation to each family of the deceased.
