Mahendranagar (Kanchanpur), Oct 30: The Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) is assisting to construct 250 temporary shelters for the earthquake victims in Sudurpaschim province. NRCS is providing this assistance with financial support from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Multiple earthquakes that struck the province during the first week of this month had caused more damage in Bajhang and Bajura districts. NRCS, Emergency Operations Centre coordinator Santosh Neupane said the NRCS is going to construct 250 temporary shelters with toilets for the earthquake-affected families in Bajhang and Bajura districts.
“We have already written to the districts for the construction of the shelters with toilet. We will complete the construction within one month,” he said, adding that works on building the shelters will start soon. He said amount would also be provided to 600 affected families of the two districts at the rate of Rs 15,000 each for purchasing the essentials. The NRCS had distributed tarpauline sheets, blankets, jelly cans, mats and other logistics, reaching to the quake affected families of various municipalities in Bajhang and Bajura districts immediately after the disaster.
NRCS distributed different materials including 415 tarpauline sheets and 377 blankets to the earthquake-affected families in Bajhang and 515 tarpauline sheets and 413 blankets, among other relief materials to the needy families in Bajura. According to the NRCS, a total 9,876 families are affected in Bajhang. Out of these, the houses of 2522 families have been completely destroyed and of 7,354 families partially damaged. Similarly, 6178 families were affected in Bajura. Out of them, the houses of 1,441families were completely destroyed and of 4,737 families partially damaged by the tremors.
