A consignment of emergency relief materials for families affected by the recent flood and landslides in Nepal was handed over to the Chief District Officer of Banke Khagendra Prasad Rijal from the people of India to the people of Nepal in Kathmandu.

The consignment of 4.2 tonnes of humanitarian assistance comprising tarpaulins, sleeping bags, blankets, Chlorine tablets and water bottles was transported to Nepalgunj from India. The government of India is also arranging other essential hygiene items and medicines as well as other relief materials, which will be delivered soon.

India’s Public Sector Hydropower development companies SJVN and NHPC as well as India-associated companies like LIC Nepal Ltd, Nepal SBI Bank Ltd and the Oriental Insurance Company Ltd contributed to Nepal’s PM Disaster Relief Fund to support victims of the recent floods and landslides in Nepal.

India continues to be a First Responder in crises in its neighbourhood and beyond. Following the 2015 earthquake in Nepal, under Operation Maitri the Government of India was the first responder and carried out its largest disaster relief operation abroad. India also assisted with relief materials in the aftermath of the Jajarkot earthquake in November 2023.

By Sweta Singh (Kathmandu)