KATHMANDU, Sept 2: Fundraising for the August 26 Bhotekoshi flood survivors continues. According to the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, Rs 6.36 billion has been deposited in the Prime Minister's Relief Fund, spread out in the accounts maintained at nine different commercial banks.
Out of this, Rs 1 billion was released today for the flood-affected areas. As a result, the Fund now has a balance of Rs 5.36 billion. Similarly, 6.11 million US dollars have been deposited in dollar accounts maintained by the Fund at Himalayan Bank and Laxmi Bank.
PM Natural Disaster Relief Fund receives over Rs 5.024 billion
Meanwhile, several countries and organizations have expressed their commitment to financial aid to help Nepal in the post-disaster management and recovery.
It may be noted that the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers has been publishing the details of the amount received in these funds from home and abroad so far by operating the 'Rescue Request Portal'.
