Temkemaiyung: Thirty senior citizens of Temkemaiyung rural municipality-4, Nagi, have been honoured for their contribution in building a society. At a programme organised here on Monday, 30 senior citizens, including 103-year-old Indra Bahadur Rai as well as other senior citizens above 80 years, were honoured.
According to National News Agency Nepal, the ward office presented letters of honour and warm clothes to the honourees. Koshi Province Assembly member Binod Wantaba emphasized the importance of care, medical treatment, security, and the protection of rights for senior citizens by bodies at all levels.
Chairperson of the rural municipality, Saroj Basnet, expressed the belief that the programme would serve as an educational tool for future generations about cultural values, as senior citizens are considered the pride of the nation. Similarly, ward chairperson Harka Raj Rai noted that it is the responsibility and duty of the ward and its residents to honour their senior citizens.