So far, 265 people have contributed more than 40 million rupees to the physical infrastructure reconstruction fund opened by the government.
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As of Wednesday, only 352 million 49 thousand 442 rupees have been collected in the fund established by the government for the reconstruction of public physical structures damaged during the demonstration on 23rd and 24th August.
For the reconstruction of public structures, the government requested everyone to voluntarily help by opening a bank account in the name of "Physical Infrastructure Reconstruction Fund" at the National Commercial Bank on October 8. According to the
, 265 individuals and organizations have provided assistance worth about 3.5 million rupees till Wednesday, according to the Ministry of Finance. Although a check worth Rs 50 lakh was received on Thursday morning, it had not been deposited in the bank till the time of preparing this news. If this is also added, the amount of aid collected in the fund will reach about 40 million rupees, according to sources in the Ministry of Finance. Among those who have contributed to the
fund so far, there are few organizations and many individuals. Based on the amount, the maximum amount has been collected up to one and a half million rupees, while one rupee has been received from more than a dozen people, sources said. During the
demonstration, there has been a huge loss in both the government and private sectors. The damage has not yet been assessed. However, the officials of the Ministry of Finance have said that the preliminary data shows that the loss of more than 1 trillion in the government and private sector. The Federation of Nepal Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the umbrella organization of the private sector, has claimed that more than 80 billion private property has been damaged. Since
, the government has started a study for details of damage and reconstruction costs. 45 days time has been given for that work.
