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Relief items worth one billion rupees enter through Kakadvitta
Relief materials worth around one billion rupees have entered via Kakadvitta, the eastern border check point so far.
bookmarkRelief materials worth around one billion rupees have entered via Kakadvitta, the eastern border check point so far.
Ekantipur Report
Published at : May 26, 2015
Updated at : May 26, 2015 16:03
Kakadvitta (jhapa)
Chairman of the Natural Disaster Relief and Rescue Committee, Jhapa, and Chief District Officer, Tej Prasad Poudel, said relief materials worth over Rs 8.5 million and cash over Rs 25 million was collected.
According to the Committee, the government of Bangladesh provided relief materials worth around Rs 500 million including 10,000 metric tonnes of rice, tarpaulin sheets and food stuff, among other items.
Similarly, the government of West Bengal State of India also provided tarpaulin sheets around Rs 200 million.
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