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NRNA sets up fund for flood victims
The Non-Resident Nepali Association has decided to establish a relief fund for flood victims.The Non-Resident Nepali Association has decided to establish a relief fund for flood victims.
“Non-resident Nepalis are gravely saddened by the news of deaths and displacement of families due to floods triggered by the torrential monsoon rains in Nepal’s Tarai,” the NRNA said in a statement after an emergency meeting on Sunday.
NRNA Chairman Sesh Ghale and his wife Jamuna Ghale have pledged to contribute Rs10 million for the relief fund through their MIT Foundation.
The organisation is preparing to distribute the relief amount within a week after collecting Rs20 million in the fund.
“The NRNA urges all the Nepalis scattered throughout the world to contribute to the relief fund as per their capabilities for helping our brothers and sisters in our motherland at this time of distress,” read the statement.