Warm clothes provided to elderly, disabled people of Gorkha

Setopati

2018-12-13 13:28:58

Warm clothes have been distributed to elderly and disabled people at Bhimsen Thapa Rural Municipality-7 in the district. The rural municipality provided clothes including blankets to 217 elderly people and 23 people with disabilities within the ward. The clothes distribution aims to help the people overcome chilling cold, said the ward chairperson Narayan Shrestha. "Many people affected by the earthquake of April, 2015 have been living in temporary shelters. Mostly elderly and disabled people have been affected by cold. So the clothes we have provided will give a relief to them," he said. Likewise, 68 students of Saraswati Secondary School at Narayan Municipality-8 in Dailekh have received warm clothes provided by a Nepali living in the United States of America. Jayanti Kumari Thapa provided money to purchase warm clothes including sweaters to the students, said the school's assistant principal Lokendra GC.

Published Date: 2018-12-13 13:28:58

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