Kathmandu: The Koshi Province Government today dispatched various relief materials for the flood and landslide-affected people in Ilam district. Secretary at the Koshi Province Ministry of Internal Affairs and Law, Ram Prasad Acharya, stated that the relief materials have been sent to the district on a Nepali Army helicopter as it was not feasible to supply the aid via road transport at present.
According to National News Agency Nepal, the provincial government has dispatched rice, lentil, potato, cooking oil, salt, turmeric and other food items as well as blankets, pillows, mattresses and tarpaulin sheets to Ilam. Sadananda Bhattarai, an official at the Disaster Management Section of the Ministry, noted that Ilam district was given priority for the relief materials as it was the hardest hit due to landslides and floods triggered by incessant rainfall on October 3 and 4.
The relief assistance will be distributed to families displaced by the floods and landslides. The Suryodaya Municipality, Ilam Municipality, Sandakpur Rural Municipality, Mangsebung Rural Municipality, Mai Jogmai Rural Municipality, Deumai Municipality, and Phakphokthum Rural Municipality experienced loss of lives and property due to the disasters.