Support pours in from all quarters for flood victims

After the government's call for support to the floods victims of Sunsari, relief aid continues to pour in from national and international communities.

The European Commission announced a total of 1 million Euros (Rs 103 million) as the humanitarian aid for victims of Koshi floods Friday.

Food aid and nutritional support will be provided to the victims through the fund, which will be channeled through the European Commission Humanitarian Aid department, ECHO, under the responsibility of Commissioner Louis Michel.

This assistance will target up to 50,000 people displaced by the floods, who will receive emergency food aid and the most vulnerable will benefit from nutritional support through the World Food Programme, a statement by EU said.

Similarly, the secretaries and staffs of the ministry of peace and reconstruction also announced to lend financial support. The secretaries will give their three-day salary while other staffs will spare their one day's earning. The staffs of the home ministry contributed over Rs 100,000 and Nepal Telecom contributed Rs 3 million to the prime minister's trust for natural calamities.

Additionally, the chief election commissioner and election commissioner extended support equal to their three-day's earning to the prime minister's trust for natural calamities.

In a press statement, Non Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) said it has contributed Rs 7 million for flood victims. NRNA chairman Dr Upendra Mahato and Arun Ojha personally had contributed Rs 5.1 million and Rs 300,000 respectively. Padma Shree Foundation contributed Rs 10,000 and Rural Reconstruction Nepal (RRN) contributed Rs 50,000 to the flood victims.

Nepali Congress and Sadbhawana Party also took separate initiative to raise money for the flood victims. Chinese envoy to Nepal handed over US$ 50,000 to the prime minister today as part of supporting the flood victims. nepalnews.com ia Aug 22 08