India extends Rs 1.6 billion aid to Nepal for rebuilding earthquake-hit houses

India on Monday, June 10 extended a financial aid of 1.6 billion Nepalese rupees to Nepal to help 50,000 people in Nuwakot and Gorkha districts rebuild ir houses damd in devastating earthquake in 2015.

India's ambassor to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri handed over cheque to Finance Secretary of Nepal Rajan Khanal for reconstruction work, Indian embassy said in a statement.

ambassor thanked Nepal government for partnership and reiterated that India remained committed to completion of post-earthquake reconstruction projects in Himalayan nation.

India has so far granted Nepal a total of Rs 4.5 billion Nepalese rupees under housing reconstruction projects.

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India is partnering with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and United Nations Office for Project Services (UPS) for providing socio-technical facilitation to house owners to ensure that y rebuild ir homes as per Nepal government's earthquake resilient rms.

Central Nepal's Gorkha district was epicentre of devastating earthquake which struck Himalayan nation in April 2015, claiming over 9,000 lives and damaging 800,000 houses.

Nepalese officials appreciated sustained and generous humanitarian support extended by India for post-earthquake reconstruction, statement said.

India and Nepal in February 2016 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for USD 100-million grant to support reconstruction of 50,000 private houses in two districts of Himalayan nation.