232 houses suffer damages in Nawalparasi
Kawaswoti, May 8: Some 232 houses were damaged completely and 1,157 partially
due to April 25 quake and subsequent aftershocks in Nawalparasi district, said
the District Disaster Rescue Committee. It took time to make public the details
of loss since data collection for the same began belatedly, said Chief District
Officer Hari Prasad Mainali.
He further
informed that relief amount of Rs 100,00 and funeral expenses of Rs 40,000 have
been handed over to Oman Singh Saru, husband of Sitamaya Saru of Ruchang-2 who
lost her life to the earthquake. Saru died on the
spot when the stone that rolled down from the cliff hit her the day the
earthquake occurred.
CDO Mainali said
that the task of assessing damages caused to physical resources by the
earthquake in Nawalparasi district is on and efforts are underway to
rehabilitate the displaced families.Meanwhile, students of Janata Higher
Secondary School in Manari of Nawalparasi have started campaign to raise relief
assistance for quake survivors.