Relief team consumes NRs 13000 on lunch without providing enough relief

It has been revealed that a team deployed to distribute relief materials to the victims of the earthquake and study the losses due to the tremor in Terhathum has left a VDC after spending around 13,000 rupees on food consumption only without footing the bill. The team under the convenorship of Chief of Agriculture Service Center Sankranti Bazar- Narayan Mishra, returned after spending 12,700 for lunch and snacks at a hotel saying the bill was to be paid by the VDC. Based on the team's notice, hotel owner Malati Katuwal made contact to the VDC, but much to her surprise Secretary Durga Prasad Bhandari informed that the VDC could not pay the amount. Coordinator of District Natural Disaster Rescue Committee and Chief District Officer Umesh Kumar Dhakal informed that the expenses were to be covered by the officers deployed in the team. A total of 82 families completely devastated in the district have received relief while others are yet to gain access to relief materials.