Annapurna Rural Municipality in Kaski has collected Rs 10,485,498 for its disaster management fund, established to support relief, rescue and rehabilitation for people affected by disasters. The municipality raised the money after appealing publicly for contributions, with cash support coming from tourism bodies, local organisations, businesses, political parties and individuals. Reports say more than Rs 6.6 million from the fund has been spent on reconstruction.
Contributions to the disaster fund
The total collected stands at Rs 1,04,85,498, or just over Rs 10.48 million. The fund was set up by the rural municipality to help respond to disasters and assist affected residents through relief, rescue and rehabilitation measures.
The municipality issued a public appeal inviting support for the fund. Contributions followed from a range of local sources, including the tourism management committee, community organisations, businesses, political parties and individuals. The reported total brings together cash support from these contributors.
The available information does not provide a separate contribution amount for each group or identify how much was raised from individual donors. It also does not give a breakdown of contributions by date. The reported figure is the aggregate amount collected for the municipality’s disaster management fund.
More than Rs 6.6 million spent on reconstruction
More than Rs 6.6 million has been spent on reconstruction, according to reports on the fund. The spending represents a substantial portion of the amount collected, while the reported total raised is higher than the amount spent so far.
The reports do not specify which reconstruction projects received the funding, how many households or sites were supported, or the exact period covered by the expenditure. They also do not provide details on the remaining balance. The information available therefore confirms the total collected and the reconstruction spending, but not a project-by-project account of how the money has been used.
The fund’s stated purpose covers several stages of disaster response. Relief and rescue are intended to address immediate needs, while rehabilitation and reconstruction support recovery after a disaster. The municipality’s fund brings those purposes together under a local mechanism supported by contributions from public and community sources.
Local support for disaster response
The range of contributors reflects the municipality’s appeal to local institutions, businesses, political groups and residents to help build the fund. The tourism management committee was among the bodies that provided cash support, alongside other local organisations and individual contributors.
The reported collection gives Annapurna Rural Municipality a dedicated pool of resources for disaster-related work. With more than Rs 6.6 million already spent on reconstruction, the figures show both the amount mobilised through the appeal and the spending reported to date. Further details on the fund’s projects, beneficiaries and remaining balance were not included in the reports.
