National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has started distribution of the third installment of the housing grant to the households affected by the Gorkha Earthquake.

According to NRA, it has so far distributed Rs100, 000 as third installment of the grant to 44 households who've already received the first and second tranche and are reconstructing the house as per the NRA guideline.

The NRA has said that it has completed distribution of first tranche of housing grant to 98 percent of households affected by 2015 Gorkha Earthquake.

Of the total 554,614 households, 533,691 households in 14 quake-hit districts have received the first tranche of Rs50,000 till Tuesday, according to NRA.

The reconstruction authority has said that 1438 households have already received second installment of the housing grant till date. The NRA had started distribution of second tranche of Rs150,000 from second week of January to those households who've laid foundation of the house being reconstructed.